The Age of Trade : The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy.
Giraldez, Arturo.
The Age of Trade : The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages) - Exploring World History Series . - Exploring World History Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Philippines before the Spaniards -- CHAPTER TWO. The Origins of Spanish Settlement in the Philippines -- CHAPTER THREE. Spanish Settlement in the Philippines -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Seventeenth Century -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Galleons -- CHAPTER SIX. The Economy of the Line -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Eighteenth Century and the Galleon Line -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Arturo Giraldez provides a rich history of the ships and sailors that launched the global economy. Beginning with the founding of Manila in 1571 and ending in 1815 when the last galleon left Acapulco for the Philippines, these vessels braved weather and pirates to establish a vital connection between the Spanish empire in America with Asia.
9781442243521
Manila (Philippines) -- Commerce -- History.
Electronic books.
VM113.P6 -- G57 2015eb
382/.0903
The Age of Trade : The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (271 pages) - Exploring World History Series . - Exploring World History Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Philippines before the Spaniards -- CHAPTER TWO. The Origins of Spanish Settlement in the Philippines -- CHAPTER THREE. Spanish Settlement in the Philippines -- CHAPTER FOUR. The Seventeenth Century -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Galleons -- CHAPTER SIX. The Economy of the Line -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Eighteenth Century and the Galleon Line -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.
Arturo Giraldez provides a rich history of the ships and sailors that launched the global economy. Beginning with the founding of Manila in 1571 and ending in 1815 when the last galleon left Acapulco for the Philippines, these vessels braved weather and pirates to establish a vital connection between the Spanish empire in America with Asia.
9781442243521
Manila (Philippines) -- Commerce -- History.
Electronic books.
VM113.P6 -- G57 2015eb
382/.0903