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- Collection: Session 6: Iberian Global Interactions: the Manila Galleon and the Roteiro
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Results of the "Beeswax Wreck" Research Project
The results of a seven-year, multi-disciplinary investigation into the identity and origin of the “Beeswax Wreck†are discussed. The “Beeswax Wreck†is the name historically given to a 17th century source of marked beeswax blocks and candles…
Interview with Session 6 co-chair Veronica Walker Vadillo.
The arrival of Spain and Portugal in Asia-Pacific in the 1500s marked a turning point in the history of the region. New foreign actors came into play: priests, merchants and mercenaries looking to save souls and profit from trade in exotic Asian…