Why the Richest Empire in History Died Poor. (The Spanish Paradox).

Описание: Imagine finding a mountain made of solid money. In 1545, the Spanish Empire discovered Potosí—a mountain of pure silver that would be worth over $100 Trillion in today’s purchasing power parity. They controlled the world's currency. They had infinite credit. They were the masters of the universe.

And yet, within 100 years, they were bankrupt. Here is the story of the "Resource Curse":

The "Cerro Rico": We visualize the sheer scale of the wealth extracted from the Andes. At its peak, this single mountain provided 60% of the world's silver supply. Spain didn't just have money; they were the money.

The "Inflation" Trap: Because Spain had so much silver, they stopped making things. Why build factories when you can just buy everything from the British and Dutch? We explain the "Price Revolution"—how the abundance of silver caused the cost of bread in Spain to skyrocket by 600%.

The "War" Addiction: King Philip II used the silver as collateral to borrow even more money to fund endless wars. He treated the Potosí mines like a credit card with no limit.

The "Defaults": When the silver ships were late (or sunk by pirates), the Ponzi scheme collapsed. The Spanish Crown defaulted on its debt nine times (1557, 1575, 1596, etc.), destroying the European banking system in the process.

The "Dutch" Winner: The tragic irony is that the silver didn't stay in Spain. It flowed straight through Spain to pay for goods from their enemies (The Netherlands and England), effectively funding the armies that would eventually defeat them.

Why does this matter? It is the first recorded case of "Dutch Disease." It proves that "Money" is not "Wealth." If you print (or mine) money without producing goods, you don't get rich—you just get inflation.

In this video, we breakdown:

The "Flow" Chart: Tracing a silver coin from Bolivia to China.

The "Pirate" Math: How much gold was actually stolen vs. wasted (spoiler: they wasted 90% of it).

The "Banker" Letters: The desperate pleas from the Fugger banking family as the King stopped paying.

The Warning: Why modern petrostates are repeating the exact same mistake.


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