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Manila galleon

The Manila galleon trade route was a Spanish trade route linking the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies to Mexico (New Spain), across the Pacific Ocean, in use from 1565 to 1815. The term also describes the sailing ships or galleons i.e. the Manila galleons (Spanish: Galeón de Manila; Tagalog: Galeon ng Maynila) which plied the route, each making one…

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Location
New Spain (Spanish Empire) (current Mexico)
Also known as
Nao de China or Galeón de Acapulco
Duration
From 1565 to 1815 (250 years)
English name
Manila galleon
Motive
Maritime trading route between East Indies and America
Native name
Spanish: Galeón de Manila, Tagalog: Galeon ng Maynila

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Possible contact with Hawaii

Preparations for UNESCO nominations

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Manila galleon

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related to Possible contact with Hawaii · 38
Manila galleon → Acapulco, British, Captain James Cook's, Carolines, Depending, Despite, Easter Island, Gaetano's, Guam, Hawaii, Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiians, Henry Kamen, However, Ivan Gaetan, Juan Gaetano, Manila, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Islands
related to Captures · 24
Manila galleon → Action, Bahía, Baja California, Between, Covadonga, Encarnación, George Anson, George Compton, HMS Argo, HMS Panther, Manila, Nuestra Senora, Nuestra Señora, October, Oliver Van Noort, Samuel Cornish, San Bernardino Strait, San Diego, San Sebastián, Santa Ana
related to Shipwrecks · 24
Manila galleon → At, Beeswax, Between, Burgos, Caribbean, Clatsop, Espiritu Santo, In, Japan, Known, Legazpi's, Manila, Mexico, Miguel López, Oregon, Philippine, San Cristobal, San Felipe, San Pablo, Santo Cristo
related to External links · 12
Manila galleon → Californian, Concepcion, Cultural Galeón, Findings, Madrid, Manila, Manila GalleonManila Galleons, Marianas, Museum, Nuestra Senora, Spanish, Spanish-Philippine
related to Preparations for UNESCO nominations · 5
Manila galleon → Filipino, In, Manila, Philippines, Various Mexican
Also known as · 1
Manila galleon → Nao de China or Galeón de Acapulco
Duration · 1
Manila galleon → From 1565 to 1815 (250 years)
English name · 1
Manila galleon → Manila galleon
Location · 1
Manila galleon → New Spain (Spanish Empire) (current Mexico)
Motive · 1
Manila galleon → Maritime trading route between East Indies and America

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manila galleons spanish galleon route trade mexico acapulco philippines also de spain ships goods islands pacific new crew asia east

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Manila galleonAlso known asNao de China or Galeón de Acapulco1.00infobox
Manila galleonDurationFrom 1565 to 1815 (250 years)1.00infobox
Manila galleonEnglish nameManila galleon1.00infobox
Manila galleonLocationNew Spain (Spanish Empire) (current Mexico)1.00infobox
Manila galleonMotiveMaritime trading route between East Indies and America1.00infobox
Manila galleonNative nameSpanish: Galeón de Manila, Tagalog: Galeon ng Maynila1.00infobox
Manila galleonOrganised bySpanish Crown1.00infobox
Manila galleonVenueBetween Manila and Acapulco1.00infobox
wineinstance ofwere goods transshipped from Europe and North Africa0.80text
olive oilinstance ofwere goods transshipped from Europe and North Africa0.80text
and metal goods such as weaponsinstance ofwere goods transshipped from Europe and North Africa0.80text
knobsinstance ofwere goods transshipped from Europe and North Africa0.80text

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