Tin; Tinsmithing; Santa Claus; Hot air balloons; Mexico; Oaxaca (Mexico : State); Santa Claus in art; San Miguel de Allende (Mexico)
Originally, gold, silver and copper were the only metals used by craftsmen in Mexico. Tin, although easily accessible, was used only sparingly as currency. Due to the influence of the Spanish following their conquest of Mexico (1519-1521), tin...