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Spanish tobacco records show that planting could be bound to monopoly control, designated zones, royal purchase systems, prices, distribution, and enforcement.
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- A 1606 royal order restricted tobacco cultivation to named imperial places, including Puerto Rico.
- A 1614 order routed tobacco collected in Spanish domains through Sevilla for control, manufacture, and export.
- Later estanco records describe controlled planting zones tied to factorías, prices, distribution, and anti-contraband enforcement.