The Manila-Acapulco Galleons: The Treasure Ships of the Pacific: With an Annotated List of the Transpacific Galleons 1565-1815 - Softcover

Fish, Shirley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1456775421 ISBN 13: 9781456775421

Publisher: AuthorHouseUK, 2011

Synopsis

The Manila-Acapulco Galleons During the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries, the transpacific treasure galleons sailed annually from Manila to Acapulco. In Manila, the vessel was loaded with the scented spices of the East, luxurious silks from China, exquisite hand crafted lacquerware from Japan and a multitude of Oriental goods that the Spaniards of New Spain longed to own. The returning galleon from Acapulco to Manila, ca... Full description

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About the Author:

Shirley Fish is an American Freelance Writer and Researcher working in Asia since 1980. She has lived in South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia and is currently living in Manila, Philippines. Over the years she has been a magazine editor and foreign correspondent for various Asian publications. She has a Master's Degree in Education from the University of Southern California. In 2003, her first book "When Britain Ruled the Philippines 1762-1764: The Story of the 18th Century British Invasion of the Philippines During the Seven Years War" was published in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouseUK
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1456775421
• ISBN 13: 9781456775421
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 552