Resumen

PINZON RIOS, Guadalupe. Desde tierra y hacia el horizonte marítimo. Una reflexión sobre la relevancia de los establecimientos portuarios del Pacífico novohispano. Méx.cuenca pac [online]. 2014, vol.3, n.7, pp.67-87. ISSN 2007-5308.

The aim of this text is to analyze how the ports in the coast of the Pacific in New Spain, since the Sixteenth Century, had different development in compare with the Atlantic Coasts. This situation gave them a little autonomy from the Spain authorities. To appreciate that is necessary to see the kind of navigations practiced in New Spain, local and offshore. In this way, we can see the importance of the maritime spaces in the New Spain.

Palabras llave : Pacific; ports; navigations; local navitation; offshore navigation; naval construction.