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

• Autore: Giráldez Arturo
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015]; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 382/.0946/05
• Soggetto topico: Galleons - Philippines - Manila - History; Shipping - Pacific Area - History; Ships - Pacific Ocean - History; Shipping - Spaine - History; Trade routes; Globalization - Economic aspects
• Soggetto geografico: Manila (Philippines) Commerce History
• Soggetto genere / forma: History
• 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>
• Titolo autorizzato: The age of trade
• ISBN: 1-4422-4352-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788146603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Exploring world history.