The alcabala (or alcavala) was a 10% sales tax traditionally levied in Castile, Spain. A sales tax is a Consumption tax charged at the Point of purchase for certain goods and services The Crown of Castile, as a historic entity is usually considered to have begun in 1230 with the third and definitive union of the two kingdoms of León and Castile Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The members of the clergy and many towns were exempted from the tax, and nobles sometimes collected the tax for themselves instead of passing it on to the crown. Clergy is the generic term used to describe the formal religious leadership within a given Religion.
In The Colonies
In order to increase American revenue, the viceroy of New Granada gave instructions to remove the alcabala sales tax and the brandy monopoly from private tax-farmers. They acted without direct orders from Spain, and instead gave the royal officials the rights to the tax. The Alcabala sales tax was a trigger for the Quito Revolt in 1765. [1]
The term alcabala also refers to military checkpoints in Venezuela. It has been suggested that this article be merged with Random checkpoint to create a new article named Checkpoint (security Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the [2] [3]
Footnotes
- ^ Empires of the Atlantic World by J. H. E lliott
- ^ Venezuela Information: Elizabeth Kline's Guide to Camps, Posadas & Cabins in Venezuela.
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