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The first blast furnaces of the peninsula

Sabero, La Montaña de Riaño, León

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The first blast furnaces of the peninsula

Historical milestone · Sabero, La Montaña de Riaño, León

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In 1847 the San Blas ironworks housed the first blast furnaces to come into operation on the Iberian peninsula, a pioneering attempt at modern iron and steel making that soon died out for lack of transport infrastructure.

1847

Photo: David Perez (CC BY 3.0)

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