According to legend, this city was founded after Diego Huallpa built a fire while searching for twolost animals and saw an odd liquid oozing from the ground.
According to legend, this city was founded after Diego Huallpa built a fire while searching for twolost animals and saw an odd liquid oozing from the ground. After a man named Xeldres murdered aJesuit priest, a civil war broke out between its Andalusian vicunas and its Basque vascongados.Under the direction of Don Francisco de Toledo, this town was given a steady supply of (*) mercuryfrom nearby city of Huancavelica. This city's Casa de la Monda or House of Money is home to a museumcelebrating its history. Labor for this UNESCO World Heritage Site was provided through the largest useof the mita system, and its exports were sent across the Isthmus of Panama to Spanish treasure fleets. For10 points, name this large silver mining town in modern-day Bolivia.
According to legend, this city was founded after Diego Huallpa built a fire while searching for twolost animals and saw an odd liquid oozing from the ground.
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