{"product_id":"silver-mining-and-society-in-colonial-mexico-zacatecas-1546-1700-paperback-9780521523127","title":"Silver Mining and Society in Colonial Mexico, Zacatecas 1546–1700 (Paperback) 9780521523127","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSilver Mining and Society in Colonial Mexico, Zacatecas 1546–1700\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA study of the development of Zacatecas, centre of the principal silver-mining region in Mexico.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eP. J. Bakewell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521523127, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 22 August 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e316 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.4 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAn 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations and conventions\u003cbr\u003e The setting\u003cbr\u003e 1. Discovery and settlement\u003cbr\u003e 2. Consolidation and expansion\u003cbr\u003e 3. The city\u003cbr\u003e 4. Supplies and distribution\u003cbr\u003e 5. Corregidor and cabildo\u003cbr\u003e 6. The circumstances of mining\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mercury\u003cbr\u003e 8. The production of silver\u003cbr\u003e 9. Conclusion: plus extra\u003cbr\u003e Tables\u003cbr\u003e Graphs\u003cbr\u003e Plans\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e On primary sources\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46019768123672,"sku":"9780521523127","price":42.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521523127i_c81222d1-5b4e-4f99-b112-202244f6d3d1.jpg?v=1691383682","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/silver-mining-and-society-in-colonial-mexico-zacatecas-1546-1700-paperback-9780521523127","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}