%0 Journal Article %T La sociedad an¨®nima en la tradici¨®n jur¨ªdica hispano-indiana Joint-Stock Companies in the Spanish Legal Tradition in the Indias %A Eduardo Andrades Rivas %J Revista de estudios hist¨®rico-jur¨ªdicos %D 2011 %I Ediciones Universitarias de Valpara¨ªso %X El art¨ªculo aborda los or¨ªgenes de las sociedades an¨®nimas en la tradici¨®n jur¨ªdica hisp¨¢nica y su desarrollo a partir del siglo XV con la "aver¨ªa" en el mundo indiano. Se estudia su progresivo desarrollo y transformaciones y se les compara con las grandes compa ¨ªas y sociedades creadas paralelamente en otras tradiciones jur¨ªdicas. El estudio concluye con la reglamentaci¨®n de las sociedades an¨®nimas en el Derecho republicano anterior a codificaci¨®n. This article addresses the origin of joint stock companies within the Hispanic legal tradition and its development as of the XV Century with the "aver¨ªa" in the world of the Indies. Its progressive development and transformations are studied and they are compared to the large companies and societies simultaneously formed within other legal traditions. We conclude this analysis with the regulation of the joint stock companies in the republican Law before the codes were written. %K Aver¨ªa %K Asiento de aver¨ªa %K sociedad an¨®nima %K Compa ¨ªa de Comercio %K Monarqu¨ªa hisp¨¢nica %K Derecho republicano %K Aver¨ªa %K Asiento de aver¨ªa %K joint-stock company %K Business Association %K Spanish Monarchy %K republican Law %U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-54552011000100011