Manila Galleon Trade

Name: Manila Galleon Trade
Start: 1641
End: 1650

Type Event Region Asia Time 1641–1650

In the 1640s, the trans-Pacific Manila Galleon trade reached its peak: each year one or more Spanish galleons sailed from Acapulco to Manila, exchang…

Timeline

1641–1645Manila · PhilippinesAs a Pacific trade hub, Manila gathered silk, porcelain, and sundries brought by Fujian merchant ships; Spanish officials and merchants purchased them with American silver and loaded them onto galleons awaiting the return voyage.
1646–1650Acapulco · New SpainGalleons departed Acapulco, crossing to Manila on the North Pacific monsoons, and on the return voyage carried Asian goods to New Spain, which were then distributed to Peru and Europe, establishing a fixed annual trade rhythm.

Sources

The Manila Galleon — William Lytle Schurz (1939)
Asian Americans: An Encyclopedia of Social, Cultural, Economic, and Political History — Xiaojian Zhao, Edward J.W. Park (2014)