MANILA GALLEONS – SPAIN, AMERICA AND ASIA UNITED IN MAGIC OF TRADE

Manila galleon setting out across the Pacific.
Manila galleon setting out across the Pacific.

MANILA GALLEONS

Spain and the Philippines lay connected by only a couple of ships – the Manila Galleons – from 1573 until 1815.  There was trade with Asia, mainly China, before then.  Silver came to the Philippines to purchase silk, porcelain, tea and other items like beeswax.  The galleon trade facilitated the exchange of culture, traditions, and culinary practices between the Philippines and Mexico.

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