Many members of this profession were killed in the Siglo XX (twenty) massacre.
Theodore de Bry's Grand Voyage engravings depict many people of this profession. Many members of this profession were killed in the Siglo XX (twenty) massacre. This profession was paid a fee called the pepena and illegal movements made by members of this profession were called kajcheos. Members of this profession worked to pay the Real Situado and the quinto real. These people frequently used the patio process. Workers in this profession were given the name mitayos as a result of being subjected to the mita system in the viceroyalty of Peru. For ten points, name this profession that worked in places like Huancavelica and Potosi, people who brought mercury and silver out of the ground.
Theodore de Bry's Grand Voyage engravings depict many people of this profession.
miners [or mining; accept specific types such as silver miners]