Dig Deeper

There is a great TV series on Amazon Prime, which originally ran on the History Channel, called “Mankind: The History of All of US”. The eighth episode is entitled “Episode 8: Treasure”. It has a wonderful long story about the importance of “Cerro Rico” on worldwide trade and wealth. The link is:

https://www.amazon.com/Mankind-Story-All-Us/dp/B07FS4VB8N

Also on the “Mankind: The History of All of us” there is a 6 minute video on the Quechua/Inca empire BEFORE the arrival of the Spaniards. Look it up at:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=the+history+of+all+of+us+video&&view=detail&mid=7E7E9FB98C37CA51F24E7E7E9FB98C37CA51F24E&&FORM=VRDGAR

And there is a good story on NPR about the plight of current day miners of Cerro Rico. Listen at:”

https://www.npr.org/2012/09/25/161752820/bolivias-cerro-rico-the-mountain-that-eats-men

Sources used for

Podcast #3:

Discussions

with a variety of indigenous people in Bolivia over the decades.From

a tour through the Casa de la Moneda led by a tour guide.“Cerro Rico” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_RicoPieces

of Eight” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Rico

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“The

16th Century Silver Boom at Potosi” on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potosí

“The Industrial Revolution” Encyclopedia Britannica (speaks of the 50 to 100% population growth of Europe from 1750-1800 and the urban migration caused primarily by the potato. https://www.britannica.com/topic/history-of-Europe/The-Industrial-Revolution “What happened to the Spanish Gold from the Incas?” from “Economics: Helping to Simply Economics” – Describes how Spanish Gold (but he left out the more important Silver) was used to buy imported goods from the rest of Europe and China, and how it contributed to Spain falling behind in the Industrial Revolution. https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/7785/concepts/what-happened-to-the-spanish-gold-from-the-incas/