Potosí silver mines

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gold
gptkbp:associatedWith legendary wealth
phrase 'worth a Potosí'
gptkbp:contributedTo global silver trade
gptkbp:declinedAfter 18th century
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1545
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Potosí silver mines
gptkbp:influenced global economy
Spanish economy
gptkbp:laborSystem mita
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:Cerro_Rico
gptkbp:location gptkb:Potosí,_Bolivia
gptkbp:notableFor harsh working conditions
enormous silver output
indigenous and African slave labor
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:peakProductionYear 16th and 17th centuries
gptkbp:product silver
gptkbp:significance Spanish colonial era
gptkbp:status still operational
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Cerro Rico and the city of Potosí
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mita_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7