In southern Bolivia, there is a city that has a mountain within its borders. This city is known as Potosí, and it's famous mountain contained an abundance of the precious metal silver waiting to be unearthed. Once the silver ore was found in mines, it was extracted through the use of many hydraulic mills. With this silver, the city of Potosí became fairly wealthy and, in the sixteenth century, was known as the world's largest industrial complex. Potosí was also known for supplying silver to Spain and the influence it had on the global economy in the sixteenth century. From this brief synopsis, what is the message that the city of Potosí is trying to
