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The Cerro Rico de Potosí was the richest source of silver in the history of mankind. The extraction of mineral ores in Cerro Rico de Potosí began in 1545 by the Spanish Empire. Between the 16th and 18th century, 80% of the world's silver supply came out of this mine. [9]
Cerro Rico del Potosí, the first image of Potosi in Europe. Pedro Cieza de León, 1553 View of the imperial city of Potosí in 1758 by Gaspar Miguel de Berrío. Museum of Charcas. [9] Entrance of Archbishop Viceroy Morcillo in Potosí by Melchor Pérez de Holguín, 1716. Painting located at Museo of the Americas (Spain).
The Sierra de la Plata legend likely corresponds to the Cerro Rico de Potosí in Bolivia, and the White King to the Inca Huayna Cápac. When Aleixo Garcia explored the region and discovered precious metals in the early 16th century, Spain had barely begun colonizing the coasts of Panama and Colombia, and Portugal had barely begun colonizing the ...
A view of Potosí with the mountain Sumaq Urqu (also P'utuqsi Urqu or Cerro Rico) in the background Illimani. The Cordillera Central is a Bolivian mountain range that divides the three river basins in the country and also has the second highest peaks in Bolivia.
A Figure of El Tío in Potosí mines, Bolivia, 1993. El Tío (The Uncle) is the legendary Lord of the Underworld and protector of the mine in the folklore and religion of the mining society of Bolivia, especially the silver mine of Cerro Rico, Potosí, Bolivia, but also the whole Altiplano region extending to neighboring countries.
Days before -in Buenos Aires- the Assembly of the Year XIII created a national currency for the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, which had been approved on April 13, 1813. The Potosí Mint minted gold coins with values of 8, 4, 2 and 1 escudos, and silver coins with 8, 4, 2, 1 and ½ reales.
Potosi Mine may refer to: Cerro Rico , near Potosí , Bolivia , famous for providing vast quantities of silver for Spain during the period of the New World Spanish Empire Potosi Mining District in southern Nevada, U.S., named after Potosí, Bolivia
The Potosí Madonna depicts the Cerro Rico in Potosí with the face of the Virgin Mary, evoking the Andean earth mother Pachamama.The Holy Trinity, Christian angels and saints, and the Sun and Moon (which the Incas saw as gods) are shown at the top of the painting, and Spanish authorities look on from below, while an Inca in royal garb is seen on the hill itself.