The silver mines surrounding Real del Monte were the source of more than half the silver produced during the 300 years that Spain rule Mexico (1521–1821). By 1824, however, ...

Hundreds of miners travelled to Mexico in 1824 to work in Real del Monte, extracting silver, copper, zinc, gold and mercury. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Pronounced PAH-stay, this pastry snack was introduced to the mining town of Real del Monte by British miners in the 1820s, and is still going strong today – albeit adapted for local palates.