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The Manila Galleon: Silver, Silk, and the First Global Trade
Before the Panama Canal, before the Suez, there was the Manila Galleon—the annual voyage that linked Asia and the Americas for over two centuries. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack how a single Spanish ship, loaded with New World silver, crossed the Pacific to exchange it for Chinese silk, porcelain, and spices. They follow the route from Acapulco to Manila, the dangerous currents and storms that made the crossing a gamble, and the ingenious navigation of Andrés de Urdaneta and Miguel López de Legazpi, who in 1565 found the tornaviaje—the return route that would shape world trade. They…
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