Maria Eugenia Romero Sotelo Libros

Well-researched, lucid account of the mining industry in war and peace. Especially informative on policy, the book provides a review of mining practices before the wars of independence, during the time of the insurgency, and the period after 1816 when conditions began to return to normal. Discusses questions such as the mining of silver, supplying

Describes how the economy of Mexico developed during the colonial period by combining indigenous and Spanish institutions and discusses major changes in agriculture, mining, and commerce.