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Goyeneche founds Nuevo Baztán

Nuevo Baztán, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

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Goyeneche founds Nuevo Baztán

Historical milestone · Nuevo Baztán, Cuenca del Henares, Madrid

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The Navarrese financier Juan de Goyeneche raised from nothing between 1709 and 1713 an industrial and residential complex, with its layout entrusted to José Benito de Churriguera, whose main activity was a glass factory. It went bankrupt in the mid-18th century.

1709

Photo: Håkan Svensson Xauxa (CC BY 3.0)

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