Governing the empire (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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What drove Spanish conquest of Americas?
What drove Spanish conquest of Americas?
Desire for precious metals (gold & silver)
Year of major silver discoveries
Year of major silver discoveries
By 1550
Bolivian silver deposit location
Bolivian silver deposit location
Potosí
Mexican silver discovery sites
Mexican silver discovery sites
Guanajuato and Zacatecas
Mythical 'City of Gold' legend name
Mythical 'City of Gold' legend name
El Dorado
What silver extraction required
What silver extraction required
Sophisticated operations & enormous labour
Process extracting pure silver from ore
Process extracting pure silver from ore
Smelting (using extremely high temperatures)
What smelted silver was made into
What smelted silver was made into
Silver coins for Spanish monetary system
% of silver sent to Spanish crown
% of silver sent to Spanish crown
25%
How silver transported to Spain
How silver transported to Spain
Heavily guarded treasure ships
Labour type used in mining
Labour type used in mining
Slave labour
Effect on mining regions
Effect on mining regions
Rapid development into substantial towns/urbanisation
Further Spanish exploration areas (16th century)
Further Spanish exploration areas (16th century)
California, Venezuela, Argentina
Consequence of silver wealth on colonisation
Consequence of silver wealth on colonisation
Increased colonisation
What Spanish govt established over colonies
What Spanish govt established over colonies
Direct control