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Curiously Connected: Manila and Mexico

400 years ago a connection was forged between two distant lands. Manila in the Philippines and Acapulco in Mexico. These two ports became inextricably linked through a trade route controlled by a European colonial power thousands of kilometers away from both of them. How did this trade route come about? What impact did it have on Manila, on Mexico, and the wider world - and what brought about its ultimate decline? Timeline: 00:00 Introduction to the Manila Acapulco Galleon 00:56 The Spanish Empire 01:38 Description of the Manila Acapulco Galleon 03:33 The Galleon Route 04:15 The Decline of the Galleon Trade 04:37 History of the Philippines 05:19 Visiting Manila and the Galleon 06:52 Visiting further afield in the Philippines 07:57 The Economy of the Philippines 08:43 The Future Welcome to Curiously Connected - the channel that connects you to places around the world and tells you something about them that makes you go “Wow, I never knew that…”