A tequila factory in Jalisco, Mexico, the hub of the world’s tequila production. Gabriel Trujillo/Picture Alliance via Getty Images

Filipino sailors dock in Mexico … and help invent tequila?

Crew aboard Spanish trading ships departing from Manila may have introduced techniques for distilling coconut sap – helping to shape what would become Mexico’s national spirit.

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