Manila Galleon

The Manila Galleons were Spanish galleons (a type of ship) that travelled once or twice per year between Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in New Spain (now Mexico). Service was inaugurated in 1565 and continued into the early 19th century. The Mexican War of Independence and the Napoleonic Wars put a permanent stop to the galleons. Though service was not inaugurated until almost 60 years after the death of Christopher Columbus, the Manila Galleons constitute the fulfillment of Columbus' dream of sailing west to go east to bring the riches of the Indies to Spain and the rest of Europe.

External links

• Steve Singer, "The Manila Galleons"
• Finds from the wreck of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion in the Marianas, 1638
• Metropolitan Museum: Manila Galleon: illus. Spanish American arts influenced by the wares of China
• Manila Galleons along the Californian coasts