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, it...

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Main Author:	Bakewell, P. J. 1943- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1971
Series:	Cambridge Latin American studies 15
Subjects:	Geschichte 1500-1700 Sozialgeschichte 1546-1700 Geschichte Silver mines and mining / Mexico / Zacatecas (State) Silberbergbau Mexiko Zacatecas (Mexico : State) / Social conditions Zacatecas (Mexico : State) / History
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Summary:	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. The remainder of the book is devoted to an analysis of the mining industry of the Zacatecas district. The author discusses techniques, labour and raw materials. He also provides statistics for silver production, suggesting reasons for their fluctuation, and explores sources of capital for the industry. Based on detailed study of archives in both Spain and Mexico, Dr Bakewell is able to provide an entirely new chronology for the development of Zacatecas and the Mexican maining industry up to 1700
Item Description:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages)
ISBN:	9780511572692
DOI:	10.1017/CBO9780511572692