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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788146603321

Autore

Giráldez Arturo

Titolo

The age of trade : the Manila galleons and the dawn of the global economy / / Arturo Giraldez

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-4422-4352-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (271 p.)

Collana

Exploring world history

Disciplina

382/.0946/05

Soggetti

Galleons - Philippines - Manila - History

Shipping - Pacific Area - History

Ships - Pacific Ocean - History

Shipping - Spaine - History

Trade routes

Globalization - Economic aspects

History

Manila (Philippines) Commerce History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>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.</span></span>