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The silver mines of Hiendelaencina

Hiendelaencina, Serranía de Guadalajara, Guadalajara

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The silver mines of Hiendelaencina

Historical milestone · Hiendelaencina, Serranía de Guadalajara, Guadalajara

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In 1844 the Navarrese surveyor Pedro Esteban Górriz found silver at the site of Cantoblanco and the Santa Cecilia mine was opened. The seam multiplied the town's population fortyfold and gave close to 1,200,000 kilos of metal until the definitive closure in 1918.

1844-1918

Photo: By user Malaya at Panoramio. (CC BY 3.0)

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