The Silver King
Subtitle: The Remarkable Life of the Count of Regla in Colonial Mexico (Dialogos (Albuquerque, N.M.).)
Contributors: Lyman L. Johnson (Series Editor)
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: November 15, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780826328748
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Biography: general; c 1700 to c 1800; Charities; Silver mines and mining; Biography / Autobiography; Latin America - Mexico; Biography/Autobiography; Mexico; Hidalgo (State); Historical - General; History / Latin America; conde de Regla,; Biography; Romero de Terreros, Pedro,; 1710-1781; 18th century; Businessmen; History
Description: A biography of the wildly successful silver mine owner Pedro Romero de Terreros, who made his fortune in 18th century colonial Mexico, explores such issues as the vast inequality between rich and poor, the relationship between individuals and the crown, and the degree to which the exploitation of natural resources benefited the colony.