Before revision: Crisis Ten Cents' Tax License of November 27, 1873 Beginning in 1866, the Chilean entrepreneurs and Francisco Puelma exploited deposits of sodium nitrate in Bolivian territory (the salitreras named "Las Salinas" and "Carmen Alto", and from Antofagasta, respectively) and secured concessions from Bolivian President Mariano Melgarejo.
After revision: Crisis Ten Cents' Tax License of November 27, 1873 Beginning in 1866, the Chilean entrepreneurs and Francisco Puelma exploited deposits of sodium nitrate in Bolivian territory (the salitreras named "Las Salinas" and "Carmen Alto", and from Antofagasta, respectively) and secured concessions from Bolivian president' Mariano Melgarejo.