Huantajaya
Huantajaya or San Agustín de Huantajaya was a silver mine in the Tarapacá area of Atacama Desert east of Iquique. The silver riches of Tarapacá were known to the Spanish since the time of the conquest of the Inca Empire.[1] The main period of activity was in the 18th century.[2] During this time the nearby oasis town of Pica prospered as a supply center.[2] At present it lies in the Tarapacá Region of Chile.
Spanish authorities regulated mining compelling miners to register their production in the Royal Treasury of Carangas in the Altiplano.[3] From 1767 onwards miners were allowed to register their production in Lima and Potosí. In 1780 the Caja Real de Arica was opened in the city of Tacna giving miners the possbility of registering their production at a much closer locality.[3]
References
- ^ Donoso Rojas, Carlos (2008). "Prosperidad y decadencia del mineral de Huantajaya: Una aproximaci" (PDF). Diálogo Andino (in Spanish). 32: 59–70.
- ^ a b Castro Castro, Luis; Figueroa Cerna, Carolina; Hernández Opazo, Héctor (2015). "Quehacer y planteamientos del cura Luis Friedrich en el oasis de Pica durante la chilenización de Tarapacá, 1903-1907" [Work and Approaches of the Priest Luis Friedrich in the Pica Oasis during Tarapacá Chilenization, 1903-1907]. Revista de Historia Regional y Local (in Spanish). 7 (13): 224–257.
- ^ a b Gavira Márquez, María Concepción (2005). "Producción de plata en el mineral de San Agustín de Huantajaya (Chile), 1750-1804" [Silver production in San Agustín de Huantajaya mine (Chile), 1750-1804]. Chungara (in Spanish). 37: 37–57.