400 years ago a connection was forged between two distant lands. Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in Mexico. These two ports became inextricably linked through a trade route controlled by a European colonial power thousands of kilometers away from both of them.
How did this trade route come about? What impact did it have on Manila, on Mexico, and the wider world - and what brought about its ultimate decline?
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction to the Manila Acapulco Galleon
00:56 The Spanish Empire
01:38 Description of the Manila Acapulco Galleon
03:33 The Galleon Route
04:15 The Decline of the Galleon Trade
04:37 History of the Philippines
05:19 Visiting Manila and the Galleon
06:52 Visiting further afield in the Philippines
07:57 The Economy of the Philippines
08:43 The Future
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1 июл 2024
