Manila galleon

Period

1565

Region

Southeast Asia

Category

Economy

The Manila galleon trade route was a Spanish trade route linking the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies to Mexico, across the Pacific Ocean, in use from 1565 to 1815. This route was plied by sailing ships or galleons i.e. the Manila galleons that made one or two round-trip voyages per year between Manila and Acapulco.

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