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Nayarit
Compostela colonial silver zone
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Silver workings that made Compostela an early capital of Nueva Galicia in the 1540s
Documented in colonial mining history of western Mexico.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
hidden shafts
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.