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  2. William Spratling - Wikipedia

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    [3] [nb 1] Taxco was a traditional site of silver mines, but had no native silverworking industry. Spratling began designing works in silver based primarily on pre-Columbian and traditional motifs, and hired local goldsmiths to produce those designs in Taxco. Spratling was the primary designer for his workshop, Taller de las Delicias, and was ...

  3. Traditional metal working in Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Most Mexican silver work today is updated designs, a trend that dates from the work of William Spratling in Taxco, making Mexico again a center of export for finished pieces. [23] The tradition continues here, with some schools that teach the trade but most smiths learn through a term of apprenticeship, often as a part of the family business ...

  4. Ex Hacienda del Chorrillo - Wikipedia

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    The Ex Hacienda del Chorrillo is a major colonial period silver hacienda located on the north side of Taxco, Guerrero, Mexico. The hacienda was constructed by warriors of Hernán Cortés and is one of the oldest in the region. It was built to take advantage of the area’s abundant water supply to extract silver from ore.

  5. Spanish dollar - Wikipedia

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    In 1772: $8.50 to a mark, 130 ⁄ 144 or 0.9028 fine (24.443 g fine silver = 0,78554 oz t); but true fineness 1772–1821 believed to be only 0.89. [10] This was supplemented in 1537 by the gold escudo, minted at 68 to a mark of gold 0.917 fine (fineness reduced to 0.906 in 1742 and 0.875 in 1786). It was valued at 15–16 reales or ...

  6. Taxco - Wikipedia

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    Taxco de Alarcón (Spanish: ⓘ; usually referred to as simply Taxco) is a small city and administrative center of Taxco de Alarcón Municipality located in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Taxco is located in the north-central part of the state, 36 kilometres (22 miles) from the city of Iguala , 135 kilometres (84 miles) from the state capital ...

  7. Church of Santa Prisca de Taxco - Wikipedia

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    The Santa Prisca de Taxco, main representation of the New Spanish baroque in Taxco. The church was built between 1751 and 1759 by José de la Borda (ca. 1700–1778), who had made a great fortune in the silver mines surrounding the town.

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    The meeting marks one of Musk's first public appearances since presuming his new U.S. role as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) following President Donald Trump's inauguration.

  9. Silver hallmarks - Wikipedia

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    A silver object that is to be sold commercially is, in most countries, stamped with one or more silver hallmarks indicating the purity of the silver, the mark of the manufacturer or silversmith, and other (optional) markings to indicate the date of manufacture and additional information about the piece.

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