On this day, October 8
On this day, October 8, in 1565, Spanish friar and navigator Andres de Urdaneta successfully arrived in Acapulco, Mexico from Cebu, the Philippines aboard the galleon San Pedro, thus establishing the route of the galleon trade. We celebrate the Day of the Galleon to commemorate the Galleon Trade using the route found by Fray Andres … Read more