Philippine Commerce and the Manila Galleon Collection, 1769-1830

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Summary

Title:
Philippine Commerce and the Manila Galleon Collection,
Dates:
1769-1830
Abstract:
These records document changes in the regulations of the Manila Galleons from the Real Tribunal y Consulado de Manila to the formation of the Real Compania de Filipinas. Many deal specifically with trade between Mexico and the Philippine Islands and Asia. The correspondence is chiefly between the Philippines and Spain, but gives good reportage on incidents in Mexico. The principal correspondent is Baltasar Doncel, Consulado for Manila.
Extent:
Number of containers: 7 boxes and 1 oversize folder Linear feet: 3.0
Language:
Collection materials are in English and Spanish
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Philippine Commerce and the Manila Galleon collection, BANC MSS 91/111 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Background

Scope and content:

Chiefly manuscripts (correspondence and documents) but also contains 6 printed documents.

These records document changes in the regulations of the Manila Galleons from the Real Tribunal y Consulado de Manila to the formation of the Real Compañnia de Filipinas. Many dealspecifically with trade between Mexico and the Philippine Islands and Asia. The correspondence is chiefly between the Philippines and Spain, but gives good reportage on incidents in Mexico. The principal correspondent is Baltasar Doncel, Consulado for Manila.

Acquisition information:
The Philippine Commerce and the Manila Galleon Collection was purchased by The Bancroft Library from Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., London, in two installments: Part I was acquired in July 1990 and Part II in July 1993.
Processing information:

Funding for acquisition provided by the Rosario Curletti Trust, Flora Lamson Hewlett Memorial, Frank Schwabacher Memorial, and Joseph Z. & Hatherly Todd endowment funds, with additional support from The Friends of The Bancroft Library.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Carola DeRooy; Chronological Index by Vivian C. Fisher
Date Prepared:
© 1999
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from paper by means of scanning and OCR; OCR file edited for typographical errors before encoding; finding aid encoded by Xiuzhi Zhou. Date of source: June 1997.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Philippine Commerce and the Manila Galleon collection, BANC MSS 91/111 z, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.

Location of this collection:
University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft Library
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
Contact:
510-642-6481
bancref-library@berkeley.edu
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