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Spanish silver was transported on large ships to and from wherever it needed to go. The ships were not very reliant 1/3 of the ships that set sail did not make it.

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Merchants were allowed to use silver for trade and were not restricted by any regulations, rules, or laws. Although it was used as a currency to pay taxes around 1560.

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The production of Spanish silver requires endless amounts of labor and large amounts of investments. Not only is money and labor needed but technical expertise is critical for mining silver. To mine silver deep shaft mines were required and these were often owned by private individuals, men with serious amounts of money and a lot of experience in owning and operating larger enterprises. Indian laborers were lured

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- People had to pay tax to the government in silver.
- The Spanish had circulated too much silver causing serious inflation.
- Value of silver drops and Spanish become less interested in trading silver.
- After trading with China Spain gets many commodities like, silk spices, gold, and more.
- Rise in Chinese produced luxury and religious items in Latin America.

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Spanish silver originated in Spanish colonies and most of the silver was from the Potosi silver mine which was the biggest deposit discovered by the Spaniards.

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Mainly used as currency but may be used for:

- Form of tax payments
- Used to trade for many items
- Traded with countries in mass amounts
- Before inflation, commodities  were very easy to obtain with silver

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The Spanish Silver Trade in 1500-1700 had a profound effect on the world economy and is often considered as the beginning of global economy. As Spaniards were traveling west their discovery of vast amounts of silver which fueled their trade economy.