Spring in the mining area of Linares

by RicardMN Photography

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Spring in the mining area of Linares

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RicardMN Photography

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Flowery fields next to the remains of the Las Angustias mine in Linares, Jaén, Spain.

The economy of Linares reached a great development during the second half of the 19th century due to the blossoming of its mining and metallurgic industry, which turned the municipality in one of the most important cities in the world.

The juridical changes ─caused by the liberal bourgeoisie─, the technological innovation of the stream engine ─which revolutionised the productivity in the mining exploitations─, the bank and the development of transport were the changes that took place in the city. The arrival of the railway (1865) and the tram (1904) made possible the connection of the city to the main urban areas and mining work centres. In fact, Linares had 5 railway stations as well as several stopping places in the routes of the mines (el trenillo de las minas).

The foreign companies, which were in charge of the industries, implied the arrival of families of different nationalities and the installation of the British, Belgian, French and German vice-consulates in the city. Linares was then a cosmopolitan place where native and foreign traditions lived together.

During this period, Linares was an open-minded city, where there were numerous news publications concerning the different cultures of that time, and where recreational and cultural centres, casinos and cafés with entertainment appeared.

Industrialisation provoked a great demographic growth, which multiplied in three times the existing population between 1860 and 1877. (Description from turismolinares.es)

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