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DIAMANTINA - LoveToKnow Article on DIAMANTINA (288 words) |
 | Diamantina is built partly on a steep hillside overlooking a small tributary of the Rio Jequitinhonha (where diamond-washing was once carried on), and partly on the level plain above. |
| Diamantina is the commercial centre of an extensive region, and has long been noted for its wealth. |
| The date of the discovery of diamonds, upon which its wealth and importance chiefly depend, isuncertain, but the official announcement was made in 1729, and in the following year the mines were declared crown property, with a crown reservation, known as the forbidden district, 42 leagues in circumference and 8 to 16 leagues in diameter. |
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