History of potosi bolivia facts about the potosi mines. Bolivia, es una nacion con una historia centenaria. Ecologicas y educativas en argentina, bolivia y espana. The manuscript held at the john hay library is the primera parte of the complete work and.
The indians made certain molds of clay, in the shape of a flowerpot in spain, with many air holes. This was largely due to the fact that the silver mines were essentially depleted. Lecture 9 colonial silver potosi bolivia and guanajuato. The indians made certain molds of clay, in the shape of a. Oct 30, 2015 this feature is not available right now. One of the worlds highest cities elevation,290 feet 4,050 metres, it stands on a cold and barren plateau in the shadow of fabled potosi mountain also called cerro rico rich mountain, which is honeycombed with. Due to this depletion, tin took over as the main product. Colonial silver potosi bolivia and guanajuato mexico silver ag element 47.
Origin, consequences and how it was stopped the great plague duration. The silver wasnt fully depleted, however, and it is still mined to this day. For centuries, it was the location of the spanish colonial silver mint. If you book with tripadvisor, you can cancel up to 24 hours before your tour starts for a full refund. Potosi, city, southern bolivia, 56 miles 90 km southwest of sucre. Charcoal was put into these molds, with the ore on top, and they were then placed on the part of the hill where the wind blew strongest, and thus the metal. It is one of the highest cities in the world at a nominal 4,090 metres,420 ft. The history of potosi bolivia as a major source of revenue for the spanish crown started to end around the year 1800. Spaniards to this day use the phrase its a potosi for anything superlatively wealthy.