A visual guide to the Manila-Acapulco galleons :

Tabuzo, Abigail

A visual guide to the Manila-Acapulco galleons : 500 fun facts & more! / [Abigail Tabuzo ; edited by Dr. Carlos Madrid, Alvarez-Piner] - Quezon City : Vibal Foundation, c2019 - 104 pages : color illustrations

Ships through the ages -- Parts of the galleon -- Extraordinary explorers -- The beginnings of the galleon trade -- Fascinating shipwrecks -- Goods on board the galleon -- The Acapulco trade fair -- The epic Japanese galleon voyage -- Building giants -- Hardwoods for shipbuilding -- The Filipino builders of the galleons -- Life aboard the galleon -- Slavery -- Mixing cultures -- Women during the galleons' history -- The end of the galleon trade.

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Manila (Philippines) --Commerce --History--Mexico --Acapulco

HE 932.55 / T33 2019

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