The main procedures were established based on the recommendations of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, an experienced admiral and personal adviser of King Philip II. In the 1560s, the Spanish government created a system of convoys in response to the sacking of Havana by French privateers. The organized system of convoys dates from 1564, but Spain sought to protect shipping prior to that by organizing protection around the largest Caribbean island, Cuba, and the maritime region of southern Spain and the Canary Islands because of attacks by pirates and foreign navies. Spanish ships had carried goods from the New World since Christopher Columbus's first expedition of 1492. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, admiral and designer of the treasure fleet system The Spanish West and East Indies fleets must be counted as among the most successful naval operations in history and, from a commercial point of view, they made possible many key components of today's global economic system. Similarly, the related Manila galleon trade was the first permanent trade route across the Pacific. The West Indies fleet was the first permanent transatlantic trade route in history. Spanish goods such as oil, wine, textiles, books and tools were transported in the opposite direction.
The convoys were general purpose cargo fleets used for transporting a wide variety of items, including agricultural goods, lumber, various metal resources such as silver and gold, gems, pearls, spices, sugar, tobacco, silk, and other exotic goods from the overseas territories of the Spanish Empire to the Spanish mainland. The Spanish treasure fleet, or West Indies Fleet Spanish: Flota de Indias (also called silver fleet or plate fleet from the Spanish: plata meaning "silver"), was a convoy system of sea routes organized by the Spanish Empire from 1566 to 1790, which linked Spain with its territories in the Americas across the Atlantic. (Blue: Portuguese routes, operational from 1498 to 1640) If you don't think any of the above situations apply, you can use this feedback form to request a review of this block.Spanish galleon routes (white): West Indies or trans-atlantic route begun in 1492, Manila galleon or trans-pacific route begun in 1565. Contact your IT department and let them know that they've gotten banned, and to have them let us know when they've addressed the issue.Īre you browsing GameFAQs from an area that filters all traffic through a single proxy server (like Singapore or Malaysia), or are you on a mobile connection that seems to be randomly blocked every few pages? Then we'll definitely want to look into it - please let us know about it here.
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