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Join us on B.A. The Show as we interview guests from the past to discuss the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade during the Spanish rule in the Philippines. Learn about the ships, effects of the trade, how it started, and its eventual abolishment.
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Ships • Sailing 1 or 2 times a year • It came from Acapulco in New Spain coming to the Philippines • A trade
Many people profited from this trade. • Especially those who participated in this trade profited.
However, many people died as since the boat sank a couple of times because of an overload in goods like gold and silver.
Agriculture and the care for resources were neglected because the officials, instead of paying attention to them, went to Manila to engage in the trade.
How the galleon trade got to the Philippines (Manila): The Manila-Acapulco galleon trade began when Andrés de Urdaneta, following Miguel Lopez de Legazpi’s ship, discovered a return route
The Galleon trade had funds called Obras Pias which were donated by rich people for charity. Some officials borrowed money from the funds and most often, the money was
Never returned. In other words, the Obras Pias funds were abused by the officials. • The ships were often raided by English and Dutch pirates.
Because it was always raided and sinking, the King of Spain had to abolish the Galleon trade.
pictures of Galleon Ships
Like the Galleon trade it was also like a trade, a business • Governor-General José Basco y Vargas founded the Economic Society of Friends of the Country.
This business was for using the unused resources of the country
other industries in the Philippines. To help the company, the king granted rights to
It was known as a business. • In the end,it was abolished
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