Laura Paz reports for Pagina Siete: The Lord of the True Cross, the image appeared in 1550. Photos Laura Paz Leaño España The image is cataloged as the oldest of the Catholic Church in Bolivia and the second in Latin America. Appeared in 1550, in the convent of San Francisco de Asís. The testimonies of…
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History 101: how silver turned Potosí into ‘the first city of capitalism’
A great article regarding Potosi, by The Guardian: Story of cities #6: how silver turned Potosí into ‘the first city of capitalism’ The discovery of a mountain of silver (and a new way to extract it) transformed this remote Incan hamlet into the economic centre of Spain’s empire – larger than London, Milan or Seville….
The History of Potosi, Bolivia
From BoliviaBella.com: The History of Potosi, Bolivia 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…
Potosi silver, wealth that was taken out and never came back!
Today is Potosi’s anniversary, celebrating 203 years of freedom, and I saw no better way to commemorate my beloved city but to share an interesting article that will be housed in Bolivia 101: The Basics. Juan Jose Toro Montoya writes in Los Tiempos: One coin 1622. The galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha departed from Callao,…
Potosi: Complete Arzans’ Chronicles are for sale, first time ever!!
Anahi Cazas reports for Pagina Siete: The three volumes of the monumental work sold at Bs900 Complete Arzans’ Chronicles are for sale for the first time INITIATIVE. The BCB [Bolivia’s Central Bank] and Plural Foundation launched a facsimile edition of the monumental work. “… Nowhere in the world is so rich hill found … none…
Potosi Chronicles, a colonial text regarded as the inaugural work of the Bolivian literature
Jorge Soruco reports for La Razon: Potosi Chronicles of Arzans will be presented in March Heritage. The colonial text is regarded as the inaugural work of the Bolivian literature After almost 50 years of absence in libraries and bookstores in the world, the three volumes of the tales of the Villa Imperial of Potosi from…
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