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Taxco: Mexico's Silver Capital

In 1522, the Spanish conquistadors learned that the inhabitants of the area around Taxco paid tribute to the Aztecs in silver, and they set about
conquering the region, and setting up mines. In the 1700s,
Don Jose de la Borda, a Frenchman of Spanish descent, arrived in the area and became
very wealthy from silver mining. He commissioned the baroque
Santa Prisca Church that is the centerpiece of Taxco's zócalo.The town's silver
industry
later experienced a lull until the arrival of Willam Spratling in 1929, who opened a silver workshop. His designs, based on pre-Hispanic
art, became very popular. He trained other artisans and is thought to be responsible for Taxco's reputation as the
silver capital of Mexico.
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