Gemelli and His Travel to the Philippines
David Manzano: David Manzano works in the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in the Escuela de Estudios Hispano Americanos Department (Seville, Spain), as a researcher on the Spanish Pacific (Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Ciencia e Innovación, PO9-HUM-5392, 2010-2013). He graduated with degrees in History (2009) and Political Science (2010) from the University of Granada. His expertise is in the history of interna- tional relations, finishing his Master’s degrees on Contemporary History (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2010) and on Europe, the Medi- terranean world and its Atlantic influence (Pablo de Olavide University, Seville, 2012). He has participated in several conferences such as PACLAS in Manila, 2012. He is currently finishing his PhD on the relationship of Spain with the Pacific islands in the 19th century.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/Abstract
Giro del Mondo’s Volume V, by G. Francesco Gemelli Careri (1700), dedicates two books to describe several events which took place in the Philippines in 1696 as observed by the traveler. Our main goal will be to write a historical analysis of his account, underlining the importance of the Manila Galleon in the political, economic, and social life of the Philippines at the end of 17th century.
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