His expedition throughout the world made him believe that Spain should free its colonies and focus more on international trading.
He suggested that Spain should abandon the military domination of far-off lands and establish a Pacific Rim trading bloc,managed by the Spaniards from Acapulco.
However, the government did not believe him and imprisoned him in jail for 7 years.
To the people of his time,he was a criminal,but history showed that he is a hero.