Gibbs, Antony (1756-1815)
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This is a biography of Antony Gibbs (1756–1815), the founder of the merchant house Antony Gibbs & Sons, who played a pivotal role in forging commercial links between Britain and the Hispanic world over more than a century. Born in Exeter and trained in the Spanish trade, Gibbs’s early business efforts were met with failure and debt, but he successfully rebuilt his fortunes through agency work and trade ventures based in Spain. Despite setbacks due to war and personal injury, Gibbs navigated the turbulent political landscapes at the time to establish key trading links with Spain and Latin America, particularly the viceroyalty of Peru. His legacy was cemented by the formal creation of Antony Gibbs & Sons in London, a family-run enterprise that evolved into a global mercantile powerhouse under the stewardship of his sons.
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- Iglesias-Rogers, Graciela, 'Gibbs, Antony (1756–1815)', The Hispanic-Anglosphere: transnational networks, global communities (late 18th to early 20th centuries), project funded by the AHRC and the University of Winchester in partnership with the National Trust, [https://hispanic-anglosphere.com/individuals/ gibbs-antony-1756-1815, accessed – please add the date of your visit].