In the city of Veracruz is the historical gem San Juan de Ulua fortress. It is here Spanish domination of Mexico started on June 24, 1518 and ended with surrender on November 18, 1825. With this piece of history I could not miss the symbolic significance of the fort’s location: in the middle of an international shipping yard. It was riches, prosperity and trade the Spaniards came looking for; it is exactly that they found and established. Little would they realize in 1518, with mercantilism transforming into capitalism, the trade at this very port would eventually be worth hundreds of billions of dollars, surpassing every individual’s greatest expectations.