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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Giráldez, Arturo, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Exploring world history.

Exploring world history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations--History.

International economic relations.

International trade--History.

International trade.

Silver.

Commerce.

Philippines--Commerce--Asia.

Philippines.

Asia.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2015.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman and Littlefield, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<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>

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-237) and index.

Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40114-8

1-4422-4352-X

OCLC:

905599879