Mexican silver mines and the Zacatecas economy in New Spain (1546–1821)

1. Mixtón War unsettles northern New Spain frontier

   Jan 1, 1540Labels: Caxcan communities, Northern New, Mixt n

   • Mixt n War

2. Silver lode discovered near present-day Zacatecas

   Sep 8, 1546Labels: Zacatecas mines, Spanish prospectors

   • UNESCO Zacatecas
   • Zacatecas City

3. Real de Minas formally founded as Zacatecas settlement

   Jan 20, 1548Labels: Real de, Zacatecas settlement

   • Zacatecas City
   • Coat of Arms

4. Chichimeca War disrupts routes and mining districts

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Chichimeca War, Northern frontier

   • Michigan Publishing

5. Camino Real de Tierra Adentro becomes the “silver route”

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Camino Real, Trade corridor

   • UNESCO Camino
   • NPS Camino

6. Zacatecas granted city status by Philip II

   Oct 18, 1585Labels: Philip II, Zacatecas city

   • Nuestra Se ora

7. Royal coat of arms granted to Zacatecas

   Jun 20, 1588Labels: Philip II, Zacatecas coat

   • Coat of Arms
   • Zacatecas es

8. Cathedral construction reflects long-term mining wealth

   Jan 1, 1730Labels: Zacatecas Cathedral, Public works

   • UNESCO Zacatecas
   • Zacatecas Cathedral

9. Jesuit expulsion reshapes education and property

   Feb 27, 1767Labels: Jesuits, Spanish Crown

   • NPS Jesuits
   • World Dev

10. Real Cuerpo de Minería created to reorganize mining

    Jan 1, 1777Labels: Real Cuerpo, Spanish Crown

    • Britannica
    • PARES

11. Mining Ordinances of 1783 standardize rules and courts

    May 22, 1783Labels: Mining Ordinances, Charles III

    • Britannica
    • Tribunal es

12. Zacatecas mint operates through the War of Independence

    Jan 1, 1810Labels: Zacatecas mint, War of

    • Mexican Numis

13. Zacatecas opens a provisional mint amid independence war

    Nov 26, 1810Labels: Provisional mint, Zacatecas

    • Mexican Numis
    • INAH Article

14. Mexican independence ends the New Spain mining regime

    Sep 27, 1821Labels: Mexican Independence, Zacatecas mines

    • Mexican Numis