Manila–Acapulco route

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Spanish colonial trade network historical trade route trans-Pacific maritime route

The Manila–Acapulco route was the trans-Pacific maritime corridor that linked the Spanish colonies in Asia and the Americas, enabling centuries of global trade and cultural exchange between the Philippines and Mexico.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Manila galleons	3
Galeón de Manila route	1
Manila galleon route	1
Manila–Acapulco galleon trade	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish colonial trade network ⓘ historical trade route ⓘ trans-Pacific maritime route ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ surface form: Galeón de Manila route Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ surface form: Manila galleon route Nao de China route ⓘ
carried	American silver ⓘ Chinese silk ⓘ enslaved people ⓘ ivory ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ porcelain ⓘ religious images ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ
connects	Acapulco ⓘ Manila ⓘ
country	Spanish Empire ⓘ
discovererOrInventor	Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ
dissolvedAbolishedOrDemolished	1815 ⓘ 1821 ⓘ
endCountry	Mexico ⓘ
endPoint	Acapulco ⓘ
endTime	19th century ⓘ
hasEffect	cultural exchange between the Philippines and Mexico ⓘ diffusion of crops between Asia and the Americas ⓘ globalization of trade between Asia and the Americas ⓘ spread of Catholicism in the Pacific ⓘ
inception	1565 ⓘ
inceptionEvent	discovery of the tornaviaje by Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Captaincy General of the Philippines ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
mainlyUsedFor	Asian luxury goods trade ⓘ silver trade ⓘ trans-Pacific trade ⓘ
notablePort	Acapulco ⓘ Callao ⓘ Cavite ⓘ San Blas ⓘ
notableShipType	galleon ⓘ
operatedBy	Spanish monarchy ⓘ surface form: Spanish Crown
partOf	Spanish colonial trade ⓘ Spanish galleon trade ⓘ surface form: Spanish treasure fleet system
regulatedBy	Casa de Contratación ⓘ
significantEvent	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ Napoleonic invasion of Spain ⓘ surface form: War of Spanish Independence
startCountry	Philippines ⓘ
startPoint	Manila ⓘ
startTime	16th century ⓘ
traverses	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
usedBy	Manila–Acapulco route self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Manila galleons

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manila–Acapulco route → alsoKnownAs → Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manila galleon route

Manila–Acapulco route → alsoKnownAs → Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ

this entity surface form: Galeón de Manila route

Spanish galleon trade → mainRoute → Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ

Spanish East Indies → tradeRoute → Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manila–Acapulco galleon trade

Viceroyalty of New Spain → tradeRoute → Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manila galleons

Viceroyalty of Peru → tradeRoute → Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manila galleons

Manila–Acapulco route → usedBy → Manila–Acapulco route self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Manila galleons