Silver from America flowed to East Asia primarily through the Spanish galleon trade. Spanish ships transported silver mined in the Americas, especially from Potosí in present-day Bolivia, across the Pacific Ocean to Manila in the Philippines. From Manila, the silver was distributed throughout Asia, where it was highly valued for trade, particularly in China. This flow of silver facilitated trade relationships and significantly impacted the economies of both the Americas and East Asia during the early modern period.
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