| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 340 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Atlantic world. Europe, Africa and the Americas, 1570-0542 ; v. 21 |
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Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 21. 1570-0542
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| Contents |
Cover13; -- Contents -- Maps, Illustrations, Figures, and Tables -- Editor's Preface -- Chapter One Introduction -- Chapter Two Gold: The Scarcer Metal? -- Chapter Three Silver, the Abundant Metal: Mexico -- Chapter Four Silver, the Abundant Metal: Upper and Lower Peru -- Chapter Five New World Mintage: M233;xico, Santo Domingo, Lima, and Potos237; -- Chapter Six New World Mintage II: Santa Fe de Bogot225;, Popay225;n, Santiago de Guatemala, Santiago de Chile, and Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, and Villa Rica de Ouro Preto) -- Chapter Seven Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Colonial Latin America was famed for the precious metals plundered by the conquistadores and the gold and silver extracted from its mines. Historians and economists have attempted to determine the amount of bullion produced and its impact on the colonies themselves and the emerging early-modern world economy. Using official tax and mintage records, this book provides decade-by-decade and often annual data on the amount of gold and silver officially refined and coined in the treasury and mint districts of Spanish and Portuguese America. It also places American bullion output within the context |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Gold mines and mining -- Latin America -- History
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Silver mines and mining -- Latin America -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Money & Monetary Policy.
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Gold mines and mining
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Silver mines and mining
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| SUBJECT |
Latin America -- History -- To 1830.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85074898
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| Subject |
Latin America
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Kendall W., 1949-
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| ISBN |
9789004190566 |
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9004190562 |
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1283039583 |
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9781283039581 |
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