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Founded as a Spanish city on Manila Bay in 1571 on the site of an existing Muslim settlement, and immediately the eastern terminus of the transpacific trade.
14.6, 121.0 · approximate · Spanish city from 1571; galleon terminus 1565 – 1815
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- A place in: Age of Exploration · 8 places
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Connections
- is connected to of The Manila galleon (Nao de China) — Manila was the Asian terminus of the transpacific service from 1571 until the last sailing in 1815.
- is transported to of Silver — American silver was carried west across the Pacific in the galleons and exchanged at Manila for Chinese silk and porcelain and Indian cottons.
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