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The Fleet of the Indies: the first route of globalization

By |2024-11-20T10:41:27+00:00May 15th, 2020|History of Spain|

The Fleet of Indies (1503-1789) marked a pivotal moment in global commerce as Spain established the world's first true international trade network. This sophisticated system of annual convoys connected Spain with its American territories and the Philippines through a 15,000-nautical-mile route. Strictly regulated by the Casa de Contratación and protected by warships, these fleets transported European manufactured goods to the Americas, returning with silver and new agricultural products. This revolutionary maritime system operated for nearly three centuries, creating unprecedented intercontinental trade links and establishing the foundations for modern global commerce.

Menéndez de Avilés, the fierce Spaniard who founded the oldest city in the United States against all odds

By |2025-07-25T00:05:51+01:00March 19th, 2019|History of Spain|

Source:ABC OIn the name of Philip II, the Asturian Pedro Menéndez de Avilés arrived in the summer [...]

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