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And nbsp Who did the Spanish enslave and use to take gold and silver from the mines of Mexico and Peru?
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Native Americans and Africans.... i think!
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∙ 8y agoNative Americans and Africans
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Is Taxco a part of Mexico?
Yes. It is a city in southern Mexico where the first silver mines were found by Spanish settlers in the 16th century. Taxco is home to the world-famous Taxco silver jewelry.
What was the first industry in Mexico?
Mining. It was first founded as a modern industry by Spanish conquistadors in 1521 to extract gold and silver from the rich mines in central and northern Mexico.
What is the importance of copper mines in Mexico?
Copper mines in Mexico are not as paramount as mines of other minerals like silver or gold. Nonetheless, Mexico is the 18th largest producer of copper in the world, with several mines throughout its territory.
What resources did they have in Mexico in the 1500?
Gold, silver, jade and other minerals such as obsidian, granite and quartz. These were used by the Native American civilizations found in Mexico, such as the Aztecs and Mayans. After their conquest by Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, most mines in Mexico extracted silver, gold and copper.
What Latin American country mines silver?
Peru and Mexico are the largest suppliers of silver in the world.
What did the foreign investors own most of in Mexico?
Railroads, oil wells and silver mines.
What does the name Mexico mean stamped inside silver vintage ring?
It means that the item was made in Mexico. Mexico for about 500 years has had some of the most active silver mines in the world. In addition there is a HUGE silver jewelery manufacturing industry there. Many silver pieces in the USA came from Mexico
What Latin America country only mines silver?
None. However, the largest silver miners in Latin America - and the world - are Peru and Mexico.
Where in Latin America is silver mined?
The largest and most productive silver mines in Latin America - and the world, for that matter - are located in Mexico and Peru.
How did china gain spanish American silver?
The Spaniards withdrew the silver from the American mines in their colonies (like the great silver mines of Potosí in modern Bolivia) and turned it into coins in Spain proper. Then Spanish merchants sailed to China to exchange these silver coins for Chinese goods that they desired, like porcelain or silk, and this is how that American silver would end up in China.
What did the spanish find in the north of Mexico?
Spanish conquistadors found large stretches of desert, populated by hostile natives. This resulted in northern Mexico become sparsely settled; most communities arouse close to cattle ranches (Tijuana) and some gold and silver mines (Zacatecas). This however, changed after Mexican independence in 1821.
What was the labor system started by the incas and adopted by the spanish conquistadors in order to have labor for their silver mines?
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