RP, Mexico linked 250 years by galleon trade.

From: Manila Bulletin | Date: March 19, 2004 | Copyright information

MEXICO CITY Mexico left a deep imprint on the Philippines but what is not generally realized is that the Philippines left an equally deep imprint on Mexico. They were practically one and the same country during the Spanish colonial era, linked by the galleon trade for 250 years, becoming separated when Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821.

This is the theme of a discussion which I had with a remarkable man in Mexico City, an architect by the name of Jorge Loyzaga whose knowledge of Philippine-Mexican links is unequalled. Mr. Loyzaga has traveled frequently to Manila ...

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