Peruvian Saltpeter Monopoly

The Peruvian Salpeter Monopoly, (Spanish: Monopolio Peruano del Salitre or Estanco del Salitre) refers to attempts by the Peruvian government in the 1870s to create a monopoly over the mining and sale of saltpeter (sodium nitrate, NaNO3, "saltpetre" in British English) to increase fiscal revenues from this natural resource.

Peruvian Saltpeter Monopoly

The Peruvian Salpeter Monopoly, (Spanish: Monopolio Peruano del Salitre or Estanco del Salitre) refers to attempts by the Peruvian government in the 1870s to create a monopoly over the mining and sale of saltpeter (sodium nitrate, NaNO3, "saltpetre" in British English) to increase fiscal revenues from this natural resource.