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Event trade Americas

Veracruz

1519 CE

First Spanish colonial port in the Americas, gateway for the Manila Galleon trade and primary link between New Spain and…

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State of Mexico

Veracruz on Wikipedia.

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Landmark · Americas

Veracruz

1519 CE – still standing

First Spanish colonial port in the Americas, gateway for the Manila Galleon trade and primary link between New Spain and Europe

Standing in 1519 CE

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Veracruz in Mexico (location map scheme) TUBS · CC BY-SA 3.0