Potosí is synonymous with wealth in Spanish culture to this day.

Evidence

Potosí remains proverbial for its wealth. … Spaniards today still say something is ‘vale un Potosí – ‘worth a fortune’ – and the Spanish piece of eight lives on as a romantic prop in fantasy pirate stories. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1240

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1240
• XREF: connects to: The Spanish discovered silver mines that powered the first global currency. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1138; Silver deposits at Potosi and Zacatecas launched transatlantic Spanish mining trade — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 84

Library Connections

• The Spanish discovered silver mines that powered the first global currency. #expands (0.85) — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1138