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Royal Academy of Mines

Almadén, Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real

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Royal Academy of Mines

Monument · Almadén, Valle de Alcudia, Ciudad Real

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Created by Royal Charter of Carlos III on 14 July 1777, it was the first School of Mines in Spain and the fourth in the world. The building opened in 1785 and worked as a teaching centre until 1973.

Photo: Raimundo Pastor (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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