In Silver by Fire, Silver by Mercury: A Chemical History of Silver Refining in New Spain and Mexico, 16th to 19th Centuries, Saul Guerrero combines historical r

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"Commodities provide a lens through which local and global histories can be understood and written. The study of commodities history follows these goods as they