Collection Summary
Information for Researchers
Administrative Information
Scope and Content
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Philippine Commerce and the Manila Galleon Collection,
Date (inclusive): 1769-1830
Collection Number: BANC MSS 91/111 z
Extent:
Number of containers: 7 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 3.0
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
Berkeley, California 94720-6000
Physical Location: For current information on the location of these materials, please
consult the Library's online catalog.
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.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English and Spanish
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
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.
Material Cataloged Separately
Selected printed materials have also been cataloged separately, although retained in the manuscripts
collection.
Administrative Information
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.
Funding
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.
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.