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Royal Silk Factory

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Royal Silk Factory

Historical milestone · Talavera de la Reina, Talavera, Toledo

Royal Silk Factory

Fernando VI founded it in 1748 on the advice of the marquis of la Ensenada. It produced velvets, ribbons, stockings and gold thread and came to employ some four thousand workers by around 1785. Valencian competition gradually put it out until its closure in 1862.

1748-1862

Photo: Innassio (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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