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Landmark Americas trade

Acapulco

1565 CE – 1815 CE · 250 years

Pacific terminus of the Manila Galleon trade route, where Asian silks, spices, and porcelain were exchanged for New World silver

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Who held this ground

Borders from dated snapshots, up to a century apart; precision varies.

Reconstruction

  1. Before it was built (3000 BCE–1530 CE)
  2. No border recorded here in this snapshot (1600 CE–2026 CE)

Elsewhere in Americas at the time

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Landmark · Americas

Kuelap

500 CE – 1570 CE

Polity · Americas

Canada

Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Americas

Hawaiian Unification Wars

1782 CE – 1810 CE

Trade route · Americas

Qhapaq Ñan (Inca Royal Road)

1400 CE – 1572 CE

Landmark · Americas

Ciudad Perdida

800 CE – 1600 CE

Polity · Americas

Mexico

Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Americas

Argentine War of Independence

1810 CE – 1818 CE

Trade route · Americas

Spanish Treasure Fleet Return

1566 CE – 1790 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1565 CE and 1815 CE.

1586 CE Church of San Francisco 1587 CE Church of São Francisco 1593 CE Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires 1605 CE Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús 1608 CE Quebec City

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Taj Mahal Landmark · South Asia 1632 CE – still standing Holy Roman Empire Polity · Europe 962 CE – 1806 CE Sengoku Period (Japanese Warring States) Conflict · East Asia 1467 CE – 1615 CE Venice–Constantinople Route Trade route · Europe 800 CE – 1600 CE Catherine de' Medici Figure · France 1519 CE – 1589 CE Butrint Landmark · Europe 800 BCE – 1800 CE
Image credits 5 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Acapulco Mitrush · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Kuélap Martin St-Amant ( S23678 ) · CC BY 3.0
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone) Original: George F. G. Stanley Modified by: The original uploader was Illegitimate Barris… · Public domain
  • Ciudad Perdida Giancarlos1234 · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flag of Mexico Omar Alejandro Covarrubias Neri, 9 April 2006. Based on the 1968 arms by Francisco Eppens… · Public domain