Studying the silver trade between 1450 and 1750. Here are four terrific resources. Three podcasts about silver and an awesome multimedia site about the Manila Galleon. 15 Minute History, a podcast from the University of Texas at Austin, discusses the trans-Pacific slave trade. Kristie Flannery, a doctoral candidate at the University of Texas, describes Manila in the 16th century as the 12th largest city in the world serving the Spanish as a source of wealth through tax of natives, as an ideal location for trade with China, and Manila was a great location for the Spanish to convert natives to Christianity. In another 15 Minute History Episode , Kristie Flannery discusses the Trans-Pacific silver trade and argues that it marks the beginning of globalization. Footnoting History Podcast has a great episode on the Potosi silver mine in the Andes mountains of modern-day Bolivia. The China Ship, from the South China Morning Post, is an awesome multimedia site all about ...
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