Do you know what I missed? Galeon Andalucia! I was an idiot on missing a culturally lifetime opportunity. I don’t know when another visit is due and if there is, I don’t know if I will still be alive and kicking. 
Galeon Andalucia made educational trips to various ports in the philippines and it arrived on Pier 1 Cebu City on October 16, 2010. It was part of the first Dia del Galeon Festival that commemorates the importance of the Galleon Trade in 1565 to 1815.
“Andalucia” sets to dock in 8 countries this year, so having docked by near the Malacañang sa Sugbo in Cebu signifies the good trading relationship between Cebu and Spain. No wonder Mexican influences to the Philippines are soooo elaborate not only in terms of language and products but also in some ways of the attitude.
Actually, the trade routes of the Galeon brought products not only to the Philippines, but to the different parts of the world and vice versa. The ylang-ylang is made into garlands and sold on the streets of Philippines, but it was brought to Europe via Mexico, and is still used in French perfumes up to this day. Indeed, the Galleon Trade was a globalization on its own at a young stage.
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