Mining for Sovereignty: Coinage of the Mexican War of Independence, 1810-1821
(2025)
Multi-Media Summary
The Mexican War of Independence was not a guaranteed victory. After centuries of exploitation, the colonized of Mexico had enough of their Spanish colonizers and fought relentlessly for sovereignty. One of the deciding factors throughout the dozen-year confrontation was who controlled the silver mines. Speaker: Jesse Kraft.
Event video is also accessible on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLIUcaqNMXQ.
