Manila–Acapulco route

E29036

Spanish colonial trade network historical trade route trans-Pacific maritime route

The Manila–Acapulco route was the trans-Pacific maritime corridor that linked the Spanish colonies in Asia and the Americas, enabling centuries of global trade and cultural exchange between the Philippines and Mexico.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Manila galleons	3
Galeón de Manila route	2
Manila galleon route	2
Manila–Acapulco galleon route	2
Acapulco–Manila	1
Acapulco–Manila route	1
Acapulco–Manila trade route	1
Manila galleon trade	1
Manila–Acapulco	1
Manila–Acapulco galleon trade	1
Manila–Acapulco route canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T223354 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Manila–Acapulco route
Context triple: [Spanish galleon trade, mainRoute, Manila–Acapulco route]

A. Trans-Panama Highway
The Trans-Panama Highway is a major roadway that spans the width of Panama, linking its coasts and integrating into the broader Pan-American Highway network.
B. Inter-American Highway
The Inter-American Highway is a major network of roads in Central America that forms a key segment of the larger Pan-American Highway system, connecting the United States–Mexico border to Panama.
C. Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
D. Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
E. Burma Road
The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Manila–Acapulco route
Target entity description: The Manila–Acapulco route was the trans-Pacific maritime corridor that linked the Spanish colonies in Asia and the Americas, enabling centuries of global trade and cultural exchange between the Philippines and Mexico.

A. Trans-Panama Highway
The Trans-Panama Highway is a major roadway that spans the width of Panama, linking its coasts and integrating into the broader Pan-American Highway network.
B. Inter-American Highway
The Inter-American Highway is a major network of roads in Central America that forms a key segment of the larger Pan-American Highway system, connecting the United States–Mexico border to Panama.
C. Pan-American Highway
The Pan-American Highway is an extensive network of roads stretching across the Americas, connecting multiple countries from North to South.
D. Cape Horn sea route
The Cape Horn sea route was the long, perilous maritime passage around the southern tip of South America that ships commonly used to reach California during the Gold Rush era.
E. Burma Road
The Burma Road was a vital overland supply route used by the Allies during World War II to transport military aid from British-controlled Burma into China, helping sustain Chinese resistance against Japan.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Spanish colonial trade network ⓘ historical trade route ⓘ trans-Pacific maritime route ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Galeón de Manila route ⓘ linked to: Manila–Acapulco route Manila galleon route ⓘ linked to: Manila–Acapulco route Nao de China route ⓘ
carried	American silver ⓘ Chinese silk ⓘ enslaved people ⓘ ivory ⓘ lacquerware ⓘ porcelain ⓘ religious images ⓘ spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ
connects	Acapulco ⓘ Manila ⓘ
country	Spanish Empire ⓘ
discovererOrInventor	Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ
dissolvedAbolishedOrDemolished	1815 ⓘ 1821 ⓘ
endCountry	Mexico ⓘ
endPoint	Acapulco ⓘ
endTime	19th century ⓘ
hasEffect	cultural exchange between the Philippines and Mexico ⓘ diffusion of crops between Asia and the Americas ⓘ globalization of trade between Asia and the Americas ⓘ spread of Catholicism in the Pacific ⓘ
inception	1565 ⓘ
inceptionEvent	discovery of the tornaviaje by Andrés de Urdaneta ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Spanish ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Captaincy General of the Philippines ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
mainlyUsedFor	Asian luxury goods trade ⓘ silver trade ⓘ trans-Pacific trade ⓘ
notablePort	Acapulco ⓘ Callao ⓘ Cavite ⓘ San Blas ⓘ
notableShipType	galleon ⓘ
operatedBy	Spanish Crown ⓘ linked to: Spanish monarchy
partOf	Spanish colonial trade ⓘ Spanish treasure fleet system ⓘ linked to: Spanish galleon trade
regulatedBy	Casa de Contratación ⓘ
significantEvent	Mexican War of Independence ⓘ War of Spanish Independence ⓘ linked to: Napoleonic invasion of Spain
startCountry	Philippines ⓘ
startPoint	Manila ⓘ
startTime	16th century ⓘ
traverses	Pacific Ocean ⓘ
usedBy	Manila galleons ⓘ linked to: Manila–Acapulco route

How these facts were elicited