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The Age of Trade : The Manila Galleons and the Dawn of the Global Economy.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Exploring World History SeriesPublisher: Blue Ridge Summit : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (271 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442243521
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Age of TradeDDC classification:
  • 382/.0903
LOC classification:
  • VM113.P6 -- G57 2015eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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