An exploration of the deportation of Mexican military recruits and vagrants to the Philippines between 1765 and 1811.
An exploration of the deportation of Mexican military recruits and vagrants to the Philippines between 1765 and 1811.
Nearly 4,000 Mexican troops and convicts landed in Manila Bay in the Philippines from 1765 to 1811. The majority were veterans and recruits; the rest were victims of vagrancy campaigns. Eva Maria Mehl follows these forced exiles from recruiting centers, jails and streets in cent…
An exploration of the deportation of Mexican military recruits and vagrants to the Philippines between 1765 and 1811.
Nearly 4,000 Mexican troops and convicts landed in Manila Bay in the Philippines from 1765 to 1811. The majority were veterans and recruits; the rest were victims of vagrancy campaigns. Eva Maria Mehl follows these forced exiles from recruiting centers, jails and streets in cent…