i think it is very strange, that there is no big book on potosi. there is fine monographic work by scholars who focus on the mining techniques are labor system or whatever, but it is a fantastic topic, and as i sat there in my tent reading about this amazing place, i thought, my god, i have in spending my career reading about tiny system or whatever, but it is a fantastic topic, and as i sat villages in new england. isn't there something out of proportion here? what really mattered back then, in fact, if i come back in another life, i think i might be a colonial latin americanist. other comments and questions? we are out of time. what really mattered back then, in fact, if i come back in another life, i think i might be a colonial latin americanist. [applause] thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2016] >> you're watching american history tv all we can every weekend's and three. like us on