México DF a 05 de Septiembre del 2016 TÍTLE: Historical

México D.F. a 05 de Septiembre del 2016
TÍTLE:
Historical development of metallurgical processing sites in Mineral de Pozos,
Guanajuato, México.
De Arq. Andrea Monroy Braham
RESUMEN:
Mining is an economic activity, reflecting in many ways the characteristics of a country,
not only because of the proceeds from its deposits, also includes the interest of an era for
staying ahead, and investment of foreign capital, that open the door to a technological and
cultural syncretism that will be reflected in the nearest mining haciendas from the colonial
era context 1. Mexico is a privileged country in mineral deposits, especially in the state of
Guanajuato 2, where its mineral constitution generated a rich vein system 3, which
generated human settlements that have interesting, worthy conformations to enhance and
promote; example of this is the population of Mineral de Pozos 4, population with high
burden of mining historical value, and the potential for recovery projects. The town has
several mines along with farms producing minerals (Hacienda Cinco Señores, Hacienda
Santa Brigida, among others) which form a path within extensions of the population.
Benefit Hacienda of Santa Brigida, was an axis and important part of the evolution of
mining within this community by reading many technologies and spaces that conform with
unique architectural forms, which remain implicit in the ruins that give character to this
site.
[1] In México there are many things that depend directly on this economic activity, giving
rise to these cities.
[2] Canudas, Sandoval, Enrique. Las venas de plata en la historia de México: Síntesis de
Historia Económica Siglo XIX. México: Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco,
Editorial Utopía, 2005. Pp 162-163.
[3] Inside the high mexican mountain ranges "mineral veins", the minerals were infiltrated
forming through some cracks in the earth´s crust. Ibídem pp146-147.
[4] Mineral de Pozos es una localidad en el Estado de Guanajuato, con coordenadas:
latitud 21°21´00”N, longitud 100°14´00”W.