History of Spain. Mining industry in Biscay. Iron foundry known as “La Mudela”. It was built for the exploitation of iron ore on the San Francisco del Desierto estate in Sestao. It belonged to Francisco de las Rivas y Ubieta (1808-1882), Marquis of Mudela, who died before its completion. Between 1919 and 1920 the factory was acquired by Altos Hornos de Vizcaya (1902-1996). View of the furnaces. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.
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History of Spain. Mining industry in Biscay. Iron foundry known as “La Mudela”. It was built for the exploitation of iron ore on the San Francisco del Desierto estate in Sestao. It belonged to Francisco de las Rivas y Ubieta (1808-1882), Marquis of Mudela, who died before its completion. Between 1919 and 1920 the factory was acquired by Altos Hornos de Vizcaya (1902-1996). View of the furnaces. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), 1883.

Date

1883

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Photo12/Universal Images Group

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UMG25A35_072

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Droits gérés

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36,5Mo (5,5Mo) / 35,3cm x 25,9cm / 4169 x 3058 (300dpi)

Mots clés

industrial activity Sestao Bilbao Biscay Basque Country Spain Spanish exploitation smelting mining iron mineral industry industrial furnaces blast furnaces factory Mudela Saint Francis San Francisco del Desierto Factory history engraving Bernardo Rico facilities primary sector 19th century Altos Hornos de Vizcaya

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