feb 17, 1545 - Discovery of silver at Potosí
Description:
a native Peruvian discovered the richest silver deposit the Spaniards began with large-scale excavation at the Cerro Rico de Potosí which is high is the mountains.This relates to economics because it shows the wealth that Spain was able to gain because of all on the silver that was found.
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Date:
feb 17, 1545
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~ 481 years ago