1766 Real del Monte strike

[1][2] The miners were protesting for this reason, and they expressed their discontent to the authorities in Pachuca, but they did nothing to resolve it and told them to speak to the viceroy Joaquín Juan de Montserrat y Cruïlles.

[3] Located in the north of the Gulf of Mexico, its mines contained silver, lead, zinc, copper, and gold.

Jose Alejandro Bustamante and Bustillo and Pedro Romero de Terreros signed a contract to collaborate in draining the mines.

As a result, the minerals of Real del Monte could be exploited again, and consequently, the Pachuca district ranked fourth in New Spain in silver production.

[7] The Pachuca district was the fourth largest in New Spain in terms of silver production, behind Guanajuato, Real de Catorce, and Zacatecas.