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The Manila Galleon: How Silver Sailed the Pacific
Long before the Panama Canal, the Manila Galleon was the invisible thread stitching together the Spanish Empire. For 250 years, massive ships lumbered across the Pacific from Acapulco to Manila, carrying silver from Potosí to exchange for Chinese silks, porcelains, and spices. This episode follows the galleon's route, the sailors who braved scurvy and storms, and the merchants who built fortunes on the Acapulco-Manila axis. We look at how this trade transformed both sides of the ocean: flooding Ming China with silver, reshaping the Mexican economy, and creating a global trade network…
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