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Ensanche de Linares de 1875

Linares, Sierra Morena, Jaén

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Ensanche de Linares de 1875

Historical milestone · Linares, Sierra Morena, Jaén

Image of Linares, not of the place itself.

The boom in lead mining prompted an expansion plan in 1875 that gave Linares a modern grid layout, with wide avenues such as the Paseo de Linarejos, transforming the old medieval settlement into a contemporary industrial city.

Photo: Kordas (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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