Journal Archive
- Volume 38
- Issue 3
- Jul 1994
- Pages 126-133
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The Spanish Monopoly of Platina
PART II: FIRST ATTEMPTS AT ORGANISING THE COLLECTION OF PLATINA IN THE VICEROYALTY OF NEW GRANADA
- Luis Fermín Capitán Vallvey
- Platinum Metals Rev.,
- 1994,
- 38,
- (3),
- 126
Article Synopsis
The success of Pierre François Chabaneau and Fausto de Elhuyar in the refining of platina may be seen as marking the end of the first phase of the Spanish attempt to establish a monopoly of this new metal. It then became necessary to organise the collection and shipment of platina from New Granada to Spain. Initially this was not as successful as the Viceroy would have liked, and an attempt by Juan José de Elhuyar to refine platina in New Granada prior to its shipment to Europe was also fruitless.
