c. 1571 AD–c. 1650 AD
Silver circuits between Potosí, Manila, and China
Trade & global routes · Plata · Rutas transpacíficas · Minería colonial · Intermediarios
After Manila’s colonial foundation in 1571, American silver circulated toward the Philippines and China in exchange for textiles, porcelain, spices, and other Asian goods; Potosí was a central node, not the sole source or a single route. This circuit depended on colonial extraction, tribute, trans-Pacific transport, and Asian intermediaries. Sources do not justify one fixed volume of silver or reduce Chinese or American economies to passive demand.
Precision, calendar, and review
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- year · approximate
- End
- year · approximate
- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
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- Documentary review
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Sources
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- 2026-09-23
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