Category Archives: Industrial past
History of the metal industry in Bizkaia, Spain.
Forges: cultural heritage to be discovered
Nowadays, finding the ruins of a forge in any bend of a river is a [...]
Feb
The mining landscapes
The silent witnesses of an industrial past that marked both the territory and its inhabitants
Dec
Art as a witness of the transformations
During the period between approximately 1876 and 1936, the true golden age of Basque mining [...]
Nov
Iron in literature
Iron ore has left a deep mark in the literature about our land. Since ancient [...]
Oct
The re-emergence of the basque iron and Steel industry
After the crisis of the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, the Basque siderurgical [...]
Sep
Modern siderurgy in Bizkaia
In the chapter dedicated to mining we saw how the abolition of the foral regime [...]
Jul
The haizeolak or mountain ironworks, the first basque iron and steel industry
The haizeolak, a rudimentary system continued to be used, without too many modifications, for more [...]
May
Iron mining in Bizkaia
About the most primary of the activities linked to iron: that of its extraction from [...]
Apr
Past, present and future of an industrial enclave
The history of an industrial area that has survived the different situations for more than [...]
Mar