Category The Silver Boom: Spanish Conquest and the Americas

Spanish silver fueled European empires and global trade, transforming the world economy during the 16th and 17th centuries. The massive influx of silver from the mines of Potosí in Bolivia and Zacatecas in Mexico turned Spain into the dominant superpower…

The 16th century marked the dawn of a transformative era for the global economy, fueled by the discovery of massive silver deposits in the Americas. The Spanish conquest of the New World uncovered unprecedented quantities of silver, particularly in Potosí…