Reception of the Manila Galleon on the Island of Thieves

Boxer Codex1590

Fundación Elkano
Getaria, Spain

The scene depicts the first encounters the Spanish Manila Galleon had with the inhabitants of the Mariana Islands, known by the Spaniards as the Islands of Thieves.

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Title: Reception of the Manila Galleon on the Island of Thieves
Creator: Boxer Codex
Date: 1590
External Link: Wikimedia Commons

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