The History of Spain: Land on a Crossroad Episode 17, The Spanish Main: Trade Convoys and Piracy Episode 17, The Spanish Main: Trade Convoys and Piracy.

Streaming video - 2017

Spain's empire in the New World spawned a vast commercial revolution. Learn about Spanish silver mining in South America, and agricultural riches from giant haciendas producing sugar and tobacco. Follow the transport of Spanish goods in armed convoys, and the resulting golden age of piracy, as both pirates and government-sanctioned privateers preyed on treasure-laden ships.