Teachers' Workshop: The Acapulco-Manila Galleon & Pacific Trade
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LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections
2300 Red River Street Austin, TX 78712Description
Through a rich display of rare maps, diaries, books, and royal decrees, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies & Collections exhibition, Acapulco-Manila: The Galleon, Asia, & Latin America, 1565 – 1815, explores two-and-a-half centuries of trade between the Spanish Empire in the Americas, via Mexico, and Asia, via the Philippines. The age of the Manila Galleon, from 1565 to 1815, brought with it an exchange of goods and cultural practices, of global contact and disruption, on a new scale.
Join us for a teachers’ workshop where we explore this exhibition while examining Pacific trade during the colonial period and the ties between Latin America and Asia. While drawing upon primary resources displayed in the exhibition, professors and graduate students from UT’s Department of History will talk about the role of the Acapulco – Manila Galleon in Pacific trade, silver and silk in the Spanish Empire, and British trade and imperialism in Asia.
Designed for social studies educators at the middle and high school level. Teachers may receive four professional development hours (CPE). RSVP required. For more information, contact Lindsey Engelman at 512.232.2404.
PARKING INFORMATION
Free parking is available in the Manor Garage, located on the corner of Robert Dedman Dr. and Clyde Littlefield, (which is Manor Rd. west of Red River St.) Please tell the parking attendants that you are there for the "Hemispheres Teacher Workshop" and they will let you in for free.