Silver Mining and Society in Colonial Mexico, Zacatecas 1546-1700
(Book #15 in the Cambridge Latin American Studies Series)
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An examination of silver mining and society in Colonial Mexico in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, concentrating upon Zacatecas, the centre of the principal silver-mining region. In the first half of the book, the author describes the discovery of the mines, the establishment of the town, its role in the northward advance of the Spanish occupation of Mexico, its administration, and the sources of its supplies of essential food and materials...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521523125
ISBN13:9780521523127
Release Date:August 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:316 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 8.7"
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