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- Title:
- Pears For Pasko
- Description:
- Starting the end of October, ships of Japanese and Portuguese registry arrived in Manila. They were pushed southwards by the Northeast Monsoon or Northerlies; they returned to Nagasaki in June and July when the Southwest Monsoon or Vendaval became the prevailing wind. They provided much needed wheat flour, dried beef “in great demand,” barrels and containers of good salted tunny fish, and fresh pears according to Morga who lived in Manila from 1595-1603. Sometimes other ships from there came in March just before the wind shift. Also in Manila during Christmas (till January) could be Portuguese ships from the Moluccas, Malacca and India. They brought European wines, raisins, almonds, tasty preserves, fruits from Portugal, clove, cinnamon, pepper, fabrics and jewels, Negro slaves and Caffirs.
- Subjects:
- Antonio Morga Ships
- Exhibition:
- Antonio Morga 30
- Source:
- Fruit Bowl with Plate of Grapes and Pears. Anonymous. 1625. Fundación Banco Santander.
- Type:
- Image;Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
Source
- Preferred Citation:
- "Pears For Pasko", Philippine Food History, Felice P. Sta. Maria
- Reference Link:
- felicepstamaria.net/items/coll067.html
Rights
- Rights:
- public domain