Resumen de La carrera olvidada de las Islas Marianas (1680-1730): La mayor tesadura en el Imperio
- español
Las islas Ladrones fueron bautizadas por Magallanes, pero hay que esperar 1668 para que bajo el nombre de Marianas empiece su colonización, por parte de los jesuitas. Es que, aun siendo cercanas de las Filipinas, la relación entre los dos archipiélagos era difícil. La creación de una nueva Carrera entre Cavite y Guam, pronto revelará que ese espacio es un cementerio para los barcos enviados para unir los dos universos. Finalmente, por razones geográficas y humanas se fueron espaciando los viajes «del patache de las Marianas» a lo largo del XVIII. En el siglo XIX el interés renace. El estudio de estos 50 años dramáticos se apoya sobre los nutridos expedientes de arribadas, y en particular los diarios de los pilotos. / The Ladrones Islands were named by Magellan, but their colonization had to wait until 1668, when the Jesuits re-named them the Marianas. The fact is that despite their proximity to the Philippines, the relationship between these two archipelagos was difficult. The inauguration of a new maritime route between Cavite and Guam was soon revealed to be a graveyard for ships sent to unite those two worlds. Ultimately, and for reasons both geographical and human, journeys by the patache of the Marianas became increasingly infrequent during the 18th century, until interest in this route was rekindled in the 19th century. The study of these 50 dramatic years is based on rich archives of arrivals and in particular on pilots’ logs.
- English
The Ladrones Islands were named by Magellan, but their colonization had to wait until 1668, when the Jesuits re-named them the Marianas. The fact is that despite their proximity to the Philippines, the relationship between these two archipelagos was difficult. The inauguration of a new maritime route between Cavite and Guam was soon revealed to be a graveyard for ships sent to unite those two worlds. Ultimately, and for reasons both geographical and human, journeys by the patache of the Marianas became increasingly infrequent during the 18th century, until interest in this route was rekindled in the 19th century. The study of these 50 dramatic years is based on rich archives of arrivals and in particular on pilots’ logs.
