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The creation of the municipality of El Garbanzal

La Unión, Campo de Cartagena, Murcia

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The creation of the municipality of El Garbanzal

Historical milestone · La Unión, Campo de Cartagena, Murcia

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A royal decree of Isabella II of 1860 detached from Cartagena the hamlets of El Garbanzal, Herrerías, Portmán and Roche to form a municipality of their own, born in the heat of the flood of immigrants brought by the mining fever of the range.

1 de enero de 1860

Photo: B.N.Sanchez. (CC BY 4.0)

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