The Viceroy of the Estado da Índia ignored the insistent requests of the Macau merchants for the legalization of trade with Manila. He argued that this would go against the king’s orders.

The Viceroy of the Estado da Índia ignored the insistent requests of the Macau merchants for the legalization of trade with Manila. He argued that this would go against the king’s orders.
In the middle of the 18th century, during their territorial progression to the east, the Russians, upon reaching the strait that separates Siberia from Alaska, decided to go further and explore the northern region of the Pacific.