For a slave, the fate of the mines was the worst of all fortunes, and with almost complete certainty, a slave was destined to spend the rest of their short lives without seeing the light of the sun again, hauling mineral and stone all day long or swinging a pick in the galleries, always under the threat of cave ins.
Para un escravo, o destino das minas constituía a peor das fortunas, e con case total seguridade, pasar o resto dos seus poucos días sen chegar a ver máis a luz do sol, carrexando mineral e pedras durante todo o día ou picando nas galerías, sempre baixo a ameaza dos derrubamentos.