Metaphysics and Mining in Colonial Peru
by
Orlando Bentancor
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2017
The Matter of Empire examines the philosophical principles invoked by apologists of the Spanish empire that laid the foundations for the material exploitation of the Andean region between 1520 and 1640. Centered on Potosi, Bolivia, Orlando Bentancor’s original study ties the colonizers’ attempts...