Manilamen and seafaring: engaging the maritime world beyond the Spanish realm

• Main Author: Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: Manila; migrant labour; Philippines; seafaring; whaling and pearling; Asian History; History
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/19; https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-global-history/article/manilamen-and-seafaring-engaging-the-maritime-world-beyond-the-spanish-realm/3A3FD82CEF8B860278AD1761FCB117FE
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Although the Philippines is hardly known for sending out migrants prior to the twentieth century, and even among seafarers only the galleon age is remembered, this article provides evidence of transcontinental maritime movements from the late eighteenth century until the early twentieth century. The...