Colombia-Philippines relations
Colombia–Philippines relations refers to bilateral foreign relations between Colombia and the Philippines. Colombia maintains an embassy in Bonifacio Global City (Metro Manila), while the Philippines in turn, maintains a Consulate in Bogota, Colombia History. Relations between Colombia and the Philippines began even before these territories became nations. For a time after the establishment of the Manila Galleons, which linked Latin America with Asia, Spain prohibited direct trade between the Viceroyalty of Peru, which included Colombia, and the Viceroyalty of New Spain, which included the Philippines. However, illegal trade between Filipinos and Colombians continued in secret, as  illegal Asian goods ended up in the markets of Córdoba, Colombia, due to the collusion between Filipino, Peruvian, and Colombian merchants against the authorities in Spain. They settled and traded with each other while contravening mercantilist royal laws. Even before the establishment of the First Filipino Republic, Colombians have been seminal in the formation of the Philippines. Latin American officers from Gran Colombia were among the rebel soldiers supporting Andres Novales, the brief Emperor of the Philippines, in his short-lived revolt against Spain. Also, the first winner of the Miss International female beauty pageant, Miss Stella Marquez of Colombia , married the Filipino Jorge Araneta (One of whose ancestor was Baltazar de Araneta of Mexico). Official relations between Colombia and the Philippines was established as early as 1959. Currently there are strong bilateral relations between the two nations.