Cuauhtémoc Villamar

Portuguese Merchants in the Manila Galleon System

1565-1600

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Villamar examines the role of Portuguese merchants in the formation of the Manila Galleon as a system of trade founded at the end of the sixteenth century. Surveying the Portuguese commercial networks from the 'Estado da Índia' across the 'Spanish lake,' this book sheds light on the early modern globalization from a Iberian perspective.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780367615567
• ISBN-10: 0367615568
• Artikelnr.: 67824829

Autorenporträt

Cuauhtémoc Villamar is a retired career diplomat who served in the Mexican Foreign Service for three decades, primarily in Asia. He was posted in China twice, Singapore, Thailand, and Canada, specialising in economic and cultural promotion as well as in technical cooperation. He has a PhD in History from the National University of Singapore.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction First Section: Origins of the Manila Galleon System 1. Rivalry
and complexity of the Iberian monarchies 2. Southeast Asia in the Early
Modern Period 3. Birth of the Manila Galleon System Second Section: The Art
of Trade 4. The Portuguese legacy in Manila 5. Wealth and power 6. An
evolving merchant network 7. The art of commerce and representation Third
Section: Trans-Pacific Connections 8. Diego Hernandez Victoria, the
Merchant of Manila 9. Mexican connections