By Yolanda Mamani, El Deber: The coat of arms, the Cerro Rico, the salt flat and the salteña are on the Bicentennial Coin The initiative of historians and researchers from Potosí arises after the previous government, presided over by Luis Arce, presented a Bicentennial coin that only shows the Coat of Arms and the House…
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“FLEET OF THE INDIES / THE SILVER FLEET / THE SPANISH TREASURE FLEET” | “FLOTA DE INDIAS / FLOTA DE LA PLATA / FLOTA DEL TESORO ESPAÑOL”
By History and Legend of the Imperial City of Potosí: “FLEET OF THE INDIES, ALSO KNOWN AS THE SPANISH TREASURE FLEET, THE SILVER FLEET, OR SILVER VLOOT IN DUTCH, WAS THE NAVIGATION MECHANISM THROUGH WHICH THE INVALUABLE WEALTH OF THE IMPERIAL VILLA OF POTOSÍ WAS TRANSPORTED TO EUROPE AND ASIA.” “The Armada of the South…
“THE IMPERIAL CITY OF POTOSÍ WAS THE FIRST METROPOLIS IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA” | “LA VILLA IMPERIAL DE POTOSÍ FUE LA PRIMERA METRÓPOLI DE LA HISTORIA DE AMÉRICA”
By History and Legend of the Imperial City of Potosí: “The Imperial City of Potosí was known as the ‘American Babylon’ during the colonial era and was the first metropolis in the history of the continent, many years before the growth of New York and other American metropolises. Potosí had a larger population than the…
Potosí: “La Montaña que devora hombres.” | ‘The Mountain that Eats Men.’
Por Alex Rodway, CNN; Weny: “La Montaña que devora hombres.” Esta ciudad boliviana es el único lugar del mundo donde puedes comprar dinamita legalmente Giles Clarke/Getty Images vía CNN Newsource (CNN) — Seis turistas con cascos y overoles pesados están encorvados en un estrecho túnel de mina, con apenas espacio suficiente para arrodillarse. El guía…
“WHAT WERE THE INGOTS FROM THE IMPERIAL CITY OF POTOSÍ LIKE, AND HOW CAN THEY BE IDENTIFIED?” | “¿CÓMO FUERON LOS LINGOTES DE LA VILLA IMPERIAL DE POTOSÍ Y COMO RECONOCERLOS?”
By Historia y Leyenda de la Villa Imperial de Potosí – Bolivia: “NOW WE WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT REALLY HAS VALUE AND CHANGED THE ENTIRE WORLD: ‘SILVER INGOTS’”“PORTS, CITIES, VICEROYALTIES, ARMIES, TEMPLES, SHIPS, EMPIRES, PALACES, MAGNATES, DOLLARS, GLOBALIZATION—NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE SILVER FROM THE IMPERIAL CITY OF POTOSÍ” “WHAT WERE THE…
The History of Potosi, Bolivia | La Historia de Potosi Bolivia
From BoliviaBella.com: This is a detailed summary of the history of Potosi. You can learn more about Potosi Bolivia by looking up information on points that are of special interest to you. In extreme Southwestern Bolivia there is a city that was once the pearl of the Spanish Crown, the center of legendary riches. Its name,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 