Trading with the Enemy. Commerce between Spaniards and ‘Moros’ in the Early Modern Philippines / Tratar con el enemigo. El comercio entre españoles y «moros» en Filipinas en la Edad Moderna
Keywords:
Philippines, Spanish Empire, Muslims, Commerce, Early Modern period, Filipinas, Imperio Español, musulmanes, comercio, Edad Moderna.Abstract
The relationship between the Spanish and the Muslim inhabitants of the Philippines and Borneo has always been difficult and depicted as one of enmity. This article, based on a series of published and unpublished sources, sheds light on a more peaceful facet of this relationship and demonstrates episodes of commerce between both sides from 1565 to 1800. Thereby, it challenges the traditional perspective of Manila as exclusively part of the China-New Spain trade axis and advocates viewing the Philippines as part of the polycentric, globally-connected commercial system of Southeast Asia. / La relación entre los españoles y los habitantes musulmanes de las Islas Filipinas y Borneo siempre ha sido complicada y representada como una enemistad. Este artículo, basado en una serie de fuentes publicadas y originarias, arroja luz a una faceta más pacífica de esta relación y presenta episodios de comercio mutuo entre ambos lados desde 1565 hasta 1800. De esa manera contribuye a romper con la perspectiva tradicional de ver Manila exclusivamente como parte del eje China-Nueva España y propugna ver las Filipinas como parte de un sistema policéntrico de comercio del Sureste de Asia con todas sus conexiones globales.
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