These assorted notes are courtesy of Taras, our local rant expert. The first silver strikes came around 1530 at Zumpango and Sultepec. The Potosi mines provided the highest output of silver in Mexico. The Andean region held large gold deposits. The largest gold deposit was at New Grenada. Spaniards were so impressed by Native mining [...Read more...]
Social Structure of Latin America After Spain cemented its influence in Spanish America, it began to set up New Spain’s social structure At the beginning, there was a master-slave relationship between landowners and the native inhabitants Because the native inhabitants were considered to be inferior by Spaniards and thus extremely low on the social ladder, [...Read more...]