Blog 3

This reading is about how Europeans traveled and expanded to Asia and found many different resources that Europe didn't have and were able to trade for them. It also talks about how the Portuguese handled and avoided piracy as they attempted to control commerce. It then begins to talk about how the Spanish had control over the Philippines till the end of the nineteenth century.  I found this interesting because new a days, a lot of Filipinos has Spanish last names like mine for example. Also, some have a sort of Spaniard look to them. Silver was one of the first goods to be traded globally. From the Philippines to Africa and even Mexico. Silver and furs were traded all over. Another thing that was commonly traded were slaves.