Real de Catorce (former silver-mining town)
Plaza Hidalgo, Real de Catorce, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
San Luis Potosí, Mexico
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TOWN, MINE
EST. 1770
EST. 1770
1770
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Real de Catorce (former silver-mining town).
Much of the town's nineteenth-century stone and adobe architecture survives along its cobbled streets, including the Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción, the unfinished Casa de Moneda mint, and the long Ogarrio Tunnel entrance, though many former mine buildings stand as roofless ruins. It falls under Mexican federal heritage protection administered by the Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia and carries a Pueblo Mágico designation from the state and federal tourism authorities. The town is freely accessible and inhabited, with its streets and public buildings open to visitors.
About Real de Catorce (former silver-mining town)
Spanish prospectors founded Real de Catorce in the 1770s after a major silver strike in the mountains of San Luis Potosí. It grew into one of colonial and independent Mexico's wealthiest silver-mining towns, minting currency and supporting a large population through mine labor. Falling silver prices and revolutionary upheaval ended its mining economy.
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