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A 1628
Spanish
relief map
of
Acapulco
and Acapulco Bay,
Mexico
. During
Spanish colonial times
, Acapulco was a major port for ships carrying silks and spices gathered from the
Asia-Pacific
area. For more than 256 years, a yearly trading voyage known as the
Manila galleon
set sail from Acapulco to the
Philippines
, ending due to the
Mexican War of Independence
.
Image credit: A. Boot
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