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Spanish treasure fleet. 1 connected concept: Price revolution (related to).

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The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet, was a convoy system of sea routes organized by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, which linked Spain with its territories in the Americas across the Atlantic.

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primary driver of the bullion influx
The massive importation of silver from the Americas via the treasure fleets significantly increased the money supply in Europe, which is widely considered the primary cause of the Price Revolution.
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