What is the original colonial name of Potosí?
Villa Imperial de Potosí
Ciudad Blanca de las Montañas
Gran Potosí
Silver Town
Answer
**Villa Imperial de Potosí,** originally known as **Potosí**, was a colonial city in present-day Bolivia. It was founded in 1545 and quickly became one of the most important cities in the Americas due to the discovery of a rich silver deposit nearby. Potosí's population swelled to over 150,000, making it the largest city in the Americas at the time.
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