Potosí city
E561459
Potosí city is a historic Bolivian mining city that became one of the richest and largest urban centers in the world during the Spanish colonial era due to its vast silver deposits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Potosí city canonical | 1 |
| city of Charcas | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | capital of Potosí Department ⓘ |
| characteristic | one of the highest cities in the world ⓘ |
| climate | cold high-altitude climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Bolivia ⓘ |
| currencyProduction | Spanish colonial coins ⓘ |
| demographyTrend | population decline after colonial silver boom ⓘ |
| economicRole | major source of silver for the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| economy |
mining
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| elevation | about 4000 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountryCurrent | Plurinational State of Bolivia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountryHistorical |
Spanish Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | historic mining city ⓘ |
| hasIndustry | small-scale mining ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Casa de la Moneda de Potosí
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cerro Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousBuilding | colonial churches ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria | cultural ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| historicalActivity |
colonial silver refining
ⓘ
forced indigenous labor in mines ⓘ use of African slave labor ⓘ |
| indigenousLanguages |
Aymara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quechua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cerro Rico silver deposits
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish colonial wealth ⓘ silver mining ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andes
ⓘ
Potosí Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cerro Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Imperial Villa of Potosí NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRankHistorical | one of the largest cities in the world in the 17th century ⓘ |
| region | Altiplano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfGreatestProsperity |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
colonial architecture
ⓘ
mine tours in Cerro Rico ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
linked by road to Sucre
ⓘ
linked by road to Uyuni ⓘ |
| urbanForm | Spanish colonial urban layout ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
city of Charcas