A new world of gold and silver

A new world of gold and silver / by John J. TePaske ; edited by Kendall W. Brown.

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 worl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: TePaske, John J. (John Jay), 1929-2007
Other Authors: Brown, Kendall W., 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Series:Atlantic world (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 21.
Subjects:
To 1830
Gold mines and mining > Latin America > History.
Silver mines and mining > Latin America > History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Money & Monetary Policy.
Gold mines and mining
Silver mines and mining
Latin America > History > To 1830.
Latin America
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of 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.

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