La expansión de Jilotepec en el siglo XVI

El estudio de las minas de plata en el México colonial de los siglos XVI y XVII se concentra en la región de Zacatecas, principal región minera y base fundamental de la economía doméstica colonial así como la más importante proveedora financiera de la Corona española. En este libro se describe el descubrimiento de las minas de Zacatecas, el establecimiento de la ciudad, su papel en el avance de la colonización española hacia el norte, su administración y sus medios de aprovisionamiento.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Las dos partes que componen este libro, "la alquimia asiatica" y "El mito de la alquimia," intentan demostrar que la disciplina en cuestion es realmente algo mas que una prequimica. El lector podra asistir a una investigacion historica y mitica realmente apasionante, en la que aprendera a contemplar la alquimia desde un punto de vista antropologico y cultural. Una obra, pues indispensable para los interesados en el tema.