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Minas del Buitrón y de la Concepción

Zalamea la Real, Cuenca Minera, Huelva

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Minas del Buitrón y de la Concepción

Historical milestone · Zalamea la Real, Cuenca Minera, Huelva

Image of Zalamea la Real, not of the place itself.

During the 19th century, British capital financed the working of the Buitrón and Concepción mines in Zalamea la Real, along with its own mining railway, the Compañía de Minas de Buitrón. The mining expansion pushed the municipality's population above 13,000 inhabitants in 1910.

Photo: 19Tarrestnom65 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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