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Las minas de carbón de Villanueva del Río y Minas

Villanueva del Río y Minas, Vega del Guadalquivir, Seville

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Las minas de carbón de Villanueva del Río y Minas

Historical milestone · Villanueva del Río y Minas, Vega del Guadalquivir, Seville

Coal mining, which gave the municipality its name, reached its period of greatest prosperity in the 19th century and continued until the mines closed in 1973, profoundly shaping the local urban layout and economy; the Minas de la Reunión site preserves that industrial heritage.

hasta 1973

Photo: Commonsjulian (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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