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| Old Manila (top) and Habana Vieja (bottom) were port cities that book-ended the two extremes of the profitable galleon trade of the Spanish Empire during colonial times. |
Something interesting happened when I attended the "Colloquium on the Pacific" hosted by the Instituto de Investigaciones Históricas
of the Institute Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM). The event celebrated the
500th anniversary of the “discovery” of the Pacific Ocean by the
Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. At the event, I had the honor of meeting Don Benito Legarda, one of the Philippines’ most prominent historians. Dr. Legarda gave me interesting insights regarding the links of Manila and Havana. Read More ...
