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| The discovery of silver on a hillside near the town of Potosí in 1545 turned this Bolivian city into a key Spanish possession in the Americas. The population of Potosí shot up until it reached 150,000 inhabitants by the year 1611. The work shown here, The Viceroy Arrives at Potosí, by 17th-century Bolivian painter Melchor Pérez de Holguín, was painted during the zenith of the town’s fortunes. | ||||||
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| Archivo Fotografico Oronoz | ||||||
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| Latin American Painting; Bolivia; Potosí | ||||||
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