This is the first book devoted to the topic of Manila galleon shipwrecks in North America; previous research on Manila galleons either has focused on the economics of the Manila galleon trade or has been limited to reports of the galleon wreck sites in the western Pacific salvaged for their cargoes. All three North American shipwrecks are protected under the historic preservation laws of the United States or Mexico, and each shipwreck site has been investigated by professional archaeologists seeking to answer research questions posed in peer-reviewed research designs.

The majority of Manila galleon wrecks are found in the western Pacific and were salvaged by treasure hunters rather than recovered by archaeologists. The three North American shipwrecks represent the most protected Manila galleon archaeological sites, so their potential for future archaeological research is higher than for many of the extant shipwrecks of the western Pacific.

Much of this material has previously been available only in grey literature, such as conference papers and manuscripts submitted to government agencies The results of research conducted at each of the three shipwreck sites over the past two decades? Includes an overview of how these shipwrecks were located and a summary of the work conducted to date on each shipwreck

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Scott Williams has over thirty-five years of experience conducting archaeological research throughout the Pacific Northwest, Oceania, and Australia. He is the Cultural Resources Program Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation, where he oversees the agency's archaeology and history program. In addition to his full-time job with the Washington State DOT, he is on the Board of the Maritime Archaeological Society and serves as the Principal Investigator for the Beeswax Wreck Project, a non-profit, multi-disciplinary project investigating the wreck of the Spanish Manila galleon Santo Cristo de Burgos, wrecked on the north Oregon coast in 1693.

Dr. Roberto Junco is an archaeologist graduated from the National School of Anthropology and History (ENAH) where he studied a master's degree and PhD in Archeology. He received a diploma in Historical Archeology from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He is currently an Affiliated Scholar of the Institute of Nautical Archeology (INA), member of the Society for Historical Archeology (SHA), ICUCH, ICOMOS and Board Member of ACUA. He has been in charge of the Underwater Archeology office of INAH since 2017, where he has been working since 2004. Among the projects he has directed are: Underwater Archeology in the Volcano "Nevado de Toluca"; Manila Galleon, Baja California; Maritime Archeology of the Port of Acapulco and Underwater Archeology in Villa Rica.

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Chapter 1. Introduction: Lost on Lonely Shores.- Chapter 2. Making the Exotic Mundane: the Manila Galleon, The F lota, A nd Globalization.- Chapter 3. "What Happens in the Embocadero, Stays in the Embocadero": An Archaeological Interpretation of the Early Spanish Exploration of the Pacific and the Establishment of the Manila-Acapulco Galleon Trade.- Chapter 4. Excavating Acapulco. Archaeology at the Fortress of San Diego.- Chapter 5. Smuggling and Distribution Routes of the Manila Galleon. The Case of Some 16 th Century Chinese Porcelains and Majolica on the Pacific Coast of Mexico.- Chapter 6. Spanish Shippers Marks on Wax, Pottery and Silver Bars.- Chapter 7. The Late 1570s Manila Galleon Shipwreck in Baja California.- Chapter 8. Metal Detecting on the Baja California Galleon Wreck.- Chapter 9. The Stoneware from the Baja California Manila Galleon.- Chapter 10. The Wreck of the Galleon San Agustin : a Case Study in Economics, Exploration, and European Development of the Pacific Rim.- Chapter 11. The Search for San Agustín : National Park Service Investigations in Drakes Bay, Point Reyes National Seashore.- Chapter 12. The Beeswax Wreck Project: the First Ten Years.- Chapter 13. The Porcelain Cargo of the Beeswax Wreck.- Chapter 14. Methodological Convergence: Historical Sources and Authenticity Relating to the Manila-Acapulco Galleon trade, 1565-1820, and Specifically to the "Beeswax Wreck" of Manzanita-Nehalem Bay, Oregon.- Chapter 15. Discussion and Conclusion.- Index.