Mercancía de Pacotilla
Aparador LA•Jun 29, 2023 — Jul 30, 2023
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I.They Will Be the Center of the World
“Los de México están muy ufanos con su descubrimiento, que tienen entendido que serán ellos el corazón del mundo.”
-Excerpt from “Copy of a letter sent from Seville to Miguel Salvador de Valencia,” 16th century, recounting the Mexican reaction to Urdaneta’s
tornaviaje
In the 16th century, Spanish explorer and Augustinian friar Andrés de Urdaneta traveled westward from New Spain to the East Indies several times. By the middle of the century, he dedicated himself to calculating and conquering a seemingly impossible challenge: Sailing eastward, from the East Indies to New Spain. Somewhere between the gyres of the water and the positions of the stars, he saw a way back, a return journey, the tornaviaje. In 1565, Urdaneta sailed what would be known as the "Urdaneta Route," (alternatively, la Nao de China or the Manila Galleon), utilizing the Pacific trade winds, facilitating the journey from the Philippines back to Mexico, finally setting his anchor down…
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Mercancía de Pacotilla
Aparador LA•Jun 29, 2023 — Jul 30, 2023
Press Release
I.They Will Be the Center of the World
“Los de México están muy ufanos con su descubrimiento, que tienen entendido que serán ellos el corazón del mundo.”
-Excerpt from “Copy of a letter sent from Seville to Miguel Salvador de Valencia,” 16th century, recounting the Mexican reaction to Urdaneta’s
tornaviaje
In the 16th century, Spanish explorer and Augustinian friar Andrés de Urdaneta traveled westward from New Spain to the East Indies several times. By the middle of the century, he dedicated himself to calculating and conquering a seemingly impossible challenge: Sailing eastward, from the East Indies to New Spain. Somewhere between the gyres of the water and the positions of the stars, he saw a way back, a return journey, the tornaviaje. In 1565, Urdaneta sailed what would be known as the "Urdaneta Route," (alternatively, la Nao de China or the Manila Galleon), utilizing the Pacific trade winds, facilitating the journey from the Philippines back to Mexico, finally setting his anchor down…
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