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The mines of Sierra Menera

Setiles, Señorío de Molina, Guadalajara

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The mines of Sierra Menera

Historical milestone · Setiles, Señorío de Molina, Guadalajara

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The Basque businessmen Eduardo Aznar and Ramón de la Sota founded in 1903 the Compañía Minera de Sierra Menera, with 1,400 hectares of open-cast iron. The ore went out by rail towards Sagunto and the working was closed in 1990.

1903-1990

Photo: Xavigivax (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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