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The 23 pages that link to Manila galleon, each with the reason it gives.

• Spanish EmpireBroader topic: It joined the American and Asian branches of Spanish imperial trade.

• New SpainRelated: It connected New Spain’s Pacific coast to Asian goods and commerce.

• Spanish colonization of the PhilippinesRelated: Its silver-for-Asian-goods trade connected colonial Manila to New Spain and the wider Spanish empire.

• Spanish East IndiesRelated: It connected the Philippine center of Spanish rule to New Spain and global commerce.

• ManilaRelated: The route made Manila a hub connecting Asian goods with the Americas.

• Age of SailBroader topic: Its voyages created a durable maritime connection between Asia and the Americas.

• LuzonRelated: Luzon’s capital connected Asian commerce to the Spanish imperial network.

• PotosíRelated: American silver, including output from Potosí, helped pay for Asian goods.

• Miguel López de LegazpiRelated: Legazpi’s establishment of Manila enabled the port’s later role in transpacific commerce.

• Spanish treasure fleetCompared with: It carried Asian goods into Spain’s American trade network but crossed the Pacific, not the Atlantic.

• European exploration of the PacificBroader topic: Its regular route turned an exploratory crossing into sustained transoceanic traffic.

• AcapulcoBroader topic: The trade made Acapulco a major colonial port and connected it to Asian commerce.

• Spanish dollarRelated: Spanish dollars carried American silver into Asian markets along this route.

• Spanish language in the PhilippinesRelated: Manila’s role as a colonial port concentrated Spanish-language administration and exchange.

• Andrés de UrdanetaBroader topic: The galleon trade depended on the eastbound route Urdaneta established.

• Economy of the PhilippinesRelated: It established Manila as a commercial hub tied to distant imperial markets.

• Pedro Fernandes de QueirósRelated: Its established Pacific crossing provided the route and logistical setting for Queirós’s voyage.

• Álvaro de Mendaña de NeiraRelated: The transpacific route formed part of the maritime network that made Spanish Pacific expeditions possible.

• Global silver tradeBroader topic: Galleons carried American silver to Manila in exchange for Asian goods.

• Rajah SulaymanRelated: Spanish control of Manila enabled the port’s later role in transpacific commerce.

• Thomas CavendishRelated: Cavendish raided the Santa Ana, a Manila galleon, off California.

• AntipoloRelated: Tradition connects the revered Marian image in Antipolo with the dangers faced by galleon travelers.

• History of the PhilippinesRelated: It made Manila a hub of the Spanish empire and connected the islands to global commerce.