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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464081303321

Autore

TePaske John Jay <1929-2007.>

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, Netherlands ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2010

ISBN

1-283-03958-3

9786613039583

90-04-19056-2

90-04-18891-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (364 p.)

Collana

Atlantic world. Europe, Africa and the Americas, , 1570-0542 ; ; v. 21

Altri autori (Persone)

BrownKendall W. <1949->

Disciplina

332.4/6

Soggetti

Gold mines and mining - Latin America - History

Silver mines and mining - Latin America - History

Electronic books.

Latin America History To 1830

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / J.J. Tepaske -- Chapter One. Introduction / J.J. Tepaske -- Chapter Two. Gold: The Scarcer Metal? / J.J. Tepaske -- Chapter Three. Silver, The Abundant Metal: Mexico / J.J. Tepaske -- Chapter Four. Silver, The Abundant Metal: Upper And Lower Peru / J.J. Tepaske -- Chapter Five. New World Mintage: México, Santo Domingo, Lima, And Potosí / J.J. Tepaske -- Chapter Six. New World Mintage II: Santa Fe De Bogotá, Popayán, Santiago De Guatemala, Santiago De Chile, And Brazil (Rio De Janeiro, Bahia, And Villa Rica De Ouro Preto) / J.J. Tepaske -- Chapter Seven. Conclusion / J.J. Tepaske -- Glossary / J.J. Tepaske -- Bibliography / J.J. Tepaske -- Index / J.J. Tepaske.

Sommario/riassunto

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 of global production and addresses the issue of contraband production and bullion smuggling. The book is thus an invaluable source for evaluating the rise of the early-modern economy.