Comercio intra-asiático y dinámicas inter-imperiales en Asia oriental: el Japón Meiji y las colonias asiáticas del imperio español

The reopening of Japan and its transformation during the Meiji period had regional implications which led to the strengthening of links with the Spanish empire's Asian colonies during the second half of the nineteenth century. Three historic projects stand out within the framework of relations established through the project to sign the Hispano- Japanese treaty of 1868. The first was the Spanish government's inclusion in the "unequal treaties" system in force in Japan. The second was the role of the Philippine, Mariana and Caroline lslands in the Nanshin-ron or "Southern Expansion Doctrine".

Finally, the study highlights the intensifying of relations between the Japanese and Philippine archipelagos during the last decade of this century.