Rich Mountain
E561460
Rich Mountain is the English name for Cerro Rico, the historically famous silver-rich mountain in Potosí, Bolivia, that was a major source of wealth during the Spanish colonial era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rich Mountain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6008499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Rich Mountain Context triple: [Cerro Rico, toponymMeaning, Rich Mountain]
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Battle of Fisher’s Hill
The Battle of Fisher’s Hill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan decisively defeated Confederate troops, helping secure Union control of the region.
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Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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Battle of Wilson’s Creek
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek was a major early Civil War engagement in Missouri, notable for being one of the first significant battles in the Western Theater and for the death of Union General Nathaniel Lyon.
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Perryville
Perryville is a small, remote village in southwestern Alaska, known for its Alutiiq community and location near the Alaska Peninsula’s rugged coastline and volcanic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Rich Mountain Target entity description: Rich Mountain is the English name for Cerro Rico, the historically famous silver-rich mountain in Potosí, Bolivia, that was a major source of wealth during the Spanish colonial era.
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A.
Battle of Fisher’s Hill
The Battle of Fisher’s Hill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan decisively defeated Confederate troops, helping secure Union control of the region.
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B.
Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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C.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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D.
Battle of Wilson’s Creek
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek was a major early Civil War engagement in Missouri, notable for being one of the first significant battles in the Western Theater and for the death of Union General Nathaniel Lyon.
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E.
Perryville
Perryville is a small, remote village in southwestern Alaska, known for its Alutiiq community and location near the Alaska Peninsula’s rugged coastline and volcanic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Heritage Site component
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historical site ⓘ mountain ⓘ silver mine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African slave labor
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indigenous forced labor ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | numerous mine shafts and tunnels ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
active mining
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tourism ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Spanish colonizers ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1545 ⓘ |
| economicRole | principal silver source for the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4800 m ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths | hundreds of thousands of miners over centuries ⓘ |
| geologicalType |
hydrothermal ore deposit
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porphyry deposit ⓘ |
| governedBy | Bolivian authorities ⓘ |
| hasName |
Cerro Rico
NERFINISHED
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Cerro Rico de Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Cerro Rico@es
NERFINISHED
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Rich Mountain@en NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark | historic center of Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Potosí" ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish colonial era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | growth of Potosí into a major colonial city ⓘ |
| inLanguage | "Cerro Rico" literally means "Rich Hill" in Spanish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intensive colonial-era mining
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major source of Spanish imperial wealth ⓘ rich silver deposits ⓘ |
| laborSystemUsed | mita ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bolivia
NERFINISHED
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Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ Potosí Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | South America ⓘ |
| materialExtracted |
lead
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silver ⓘ tin ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground mining ⓘ |
| partOf | Andes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
occupational hazards for miners
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structural instability due to extensive tunneling ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Bolivia's mining heritage
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colonial exploitation ⓘ |
| timeInUseAsMine | from 16th century to present ⓘ |
| touristActivity | guided mine tours ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | Cultural ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1987 ⓘ |
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Subject: Rich Mountain Description of subject: Rich Mountain is the English name for Cerro Rico, the historically famous silver-rich mountain in Potosí, Bolivia, that was a major source of wealth during the Spanish colonial era.
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