The Mechanics of Spanish Colonialism - Part 2: The Silver Engine – How Money Moved the World
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A single mountain in Bolivia turned Spain into a global cash machine—and bankrupted it at the same time.
Colonialism
The Mechanics of Spanish Colonialism - Part 1: The Conscience of an Emperor
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How a 16th-century reform movement gave birth to the empire's most powerful and paradoxical machine: its legal system.