Diego Javier Luis

The definitive account of transpacific Asian movement through the Spanish empire—from Manila to Acapulco and beyond—and its implications for the history of race and colonisation in the Americas. Between 1565 and 1815, the so-called Manila galleons enjoyed a near-complete monopoly on transpacific trade between Spain's Asian and American colonies. Sailing from the Philippines to Mexico and back, these Spanish trading...

"Essential reading." - Erika Lee, author of The Making of Asian America "A broadly thought-provoking book." - Asian Review of Books "Fascinating… While expertly summarising and engaging existing historical studies, the author also indicates new avenues of research… [This] book thus stands as a bellwether for shifting trajectories of analysis that invite micro-historical follow-up." - H-Net Reviews "[This book] offers...