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Silver mining began in earnest at Cerro Rico above Potosí in the mid-1540s: Acosta, through Markham, says April 1545; Cieza says 1546 in Markham's English and 1547 in a modern Spanish edition.
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Silver found at Potosí. Silver mining began in earnest at Cerro Rico above Potosí in the mid-1540s: Acosta, through Markham, says April 1545; Cieza says 1546 in Markham’s English and 1547 in a modern Spanish edition.
Silver found at Potosí involved Potosí and Crown of Castile.
According to Pedro Cieza de León.
Silver found at Potosí appears in Chronicle of Peru (Cieza de León).
According to Pedro Cieza de León.
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