Global InformationFrancisco Uville information
Francisco Uville | |
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| Born | François Uville c. 1781 Switzerland |
| Died | August 1818 Peru |
| Nationality | Swiss / Peruvian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Mechanisation of Peruvian mining |
Cerro de Pasco
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Location of Cerro de Pasco in PeruFrancisco Uville (born François Uvillé, c. 1781 – August 1818) was a Swiss entrepreneur who helped introduce steam engines into the mining industry of Peru. Through his efforts engines designed and built by the Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick were shipped to Peru and carried high over the Andes to the silver mines, where they were used to pump water and hoist ore. Uville went well beyond the mandate agreed with his partners in his arrangements to obtain the equipment. He died before seeing the enterprise collapse in 1820 during the Peruvian War of Independence.