Spanish galleon trade
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The Spanish galleon trade was a transoceanic maritime commerce system that linked Asia, the Americas, and Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, primarily transporting silver, spices, silk, and other luxury goods across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
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Target entity: Spanish galleon trade Context triple: [Spanish Empire, usedSystem, Spanish galleon trade]
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Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was a vast early modern global empire that dominated much of the Americas, parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming one of history’s most powerful colonial powers.
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Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
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English merchants of the Company of Adventurers
English merchants of the Company of Adventurers were a group of London-based investors and traders who financed early 17th-century voyages of exploration and commerce, including Henry Hudson’s expeditions in search of new trade routes.
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Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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E.
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spanish galleon trade Target entity description: The Spanish galleon trade was a transoceanic maritime commerce system that linked Asia, the Americas, and Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, primarily transporting silver, spices, silk, and other luxury goods across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
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A.
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was a vast early modern global empire that dominated much of the Americas, parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia, becoming one of history’s most powerful colonial powers.
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B.
Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large 16th-century fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain in 1588 to invade England, whose defeat marked a turning point in European naval power.
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C.
English merchants of the Company of Adventurers
English merchants of the Company of Adventurers were a group of London-based investors and traders who financed early 17th-century voyages of exploration and commerce, including Henry Hudson’s expeditions in search of new trade routes.
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D.
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, people, diseases, and ideas between the Americas and the rest of the world that reshaped global ecosystems, diets, populations, and economies.
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E.
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical trade route
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maritime trade system ⓘ transoceanic trade network ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Spanish galleon trade
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surface form:
Acapulco–Manila galleon trade
Spanish galleon trade ⓘ
surface form:
Manila galleon trade
|
| cargoExported |
Silver
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surface form:
American silver
New Spanish silver ⓘ Peruvian silver ⓘ |
| cargoImported |
Asian luxury goods
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Chinese porcelain ⓘ Chinese silk ⓘ cotton textiles ⓘ ivory ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ spices ⓘ |
| connects |
Americas
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| currency |
Spanish dollar
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silver peso ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
contributed to early globalization
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facilitated global silver circulation ⓘ linked American silver mines to Asian markets ⓘ |
| endedBecauseOf |
Mexican War of Independence
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decline of Spanish colonial power ⓘ |
| endTime | 1815 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Sail
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early modern period ⓘ |
| involved |
Chinese merchants
ⓘ
Mexican merchants ⓘ Spanish galleons ⓘ indigenous porters ⓘ |
| linkedCity |
Acapulco
ⓘ
Cadiz ⓘ Manila ⓘ Mexico City ⓘ Seville, Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Seville
|
| linkedRegion |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
Peru ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
| mainRoute | Manila–Acapulco route ⓘ |
| operator |
Crown of Castile
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surface form:
Spanish Crown
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| port |
Acapulco
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Cadiz ⓘ Callao ⓘ Manila ⓘ Seville, Spain ⓘ
surface form:
Seville
Veracruz ⓘ |
| regulation |
Casa de Contratación
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flota system ⓘ royal monopoly ⓘ |
| startTime | 1565 ⓘ |
| uses |
Atlantic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
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Subject: Spanish galleon trade Description of subject: The Spanish galleon trade was a transoceanic maritime commerce system that linked Asia, the Americas, and Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, primarily transporting silver, spices, silk, and other luxury goods across the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
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