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Silver mining and the Zacatecas–Guanajuato economic boom (1546–1800)

Silver mining and the Zacatecas–Guanajuato economic boom (1546–1800)

  2. Zacatecas mining settlement formally established

    Labels: Real de, Zacatecas, mining camp

  3. Chichimeca War disrupts northern silver routes

    Labels: Chichimeca War, northern frontier, supply routes

  4. Guanajuato founded as mining camp

    Labels: Guanajuato, Baj o, mining camp

  5. Veta Madre of Guanajuato identified

    Labels: Veta Madre, Guanajuato, mother lode

  6. Zacatecas granted city title by Philip II

    Labels: Philip II, Zacatecas, city title

  7. Zacatecas receives royal coat of arms

    Labels: royal coat, Zacatecas, Spanish Crown

  8. Guanajuato receives city status

    Labels: Guanajuato, city status, Baj o

  9. La Valenciana mine enters peak production

    Labels: La Valenciana, Guanajuato, silver mine

  10. Real Tribunal de Minería established

    Labels: Real Tribunal, mining tribunal, mining entrepreneurs

  11. Mining Ordinances issued for New Spain

    Labels: Reales Ordenanzas, New Spain, mining ordinances

  12. Real Seminario de Minería founded in Mexico City

    Labels: Real Seminario, Mexico City, mining school

  13. Alhóndiga de Granaditas construction begins

    Labels: Alh ndiga, Guanajuato, grain warehouse

  14. Alhóndiga de Granaditas completed

    Labels: Alh ndiga, Guanajuato, public building