The battle of Porto Belo leads the…

December 1739 CE

The battle of Porto Belo leads the Spanish to change their trading practices.

Rather than trading at centralized ports with a few large treasure fleets, they begin using a larger number of smaller convoys trading at a wide variety of ports.

Porto Belo's economy is severely damaged, and will not recover until the building of the Panama Canal more than a century later.

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Portobelo Colon Panama View →

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Edward Vernon View → Philip V of Spain View → Robert Walpole View →

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Panama, Royal Audencia of View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → South Sea Company, the View →

Topics
Jenkins' Ear, War of View → Porto Bello, Battle of View →

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Weapons View → Slaves View →

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Commerce View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Mayhem View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View →

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