Bonaplata Factory
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bonaplata-factory-182-4266638
title:
Bonaplata Factory
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The Bonaplata Factory (1832-1838) was the first factory in Spain to successfully use steam engines, the first foundry to manufacture and repair cast-iron machinery for sale to the textile industry and, significantly, gained government concessions that definitively demonstrated the government's commitment to domestic manufacturing. Historians recognise the factory's establishment as a major milestone in the history of Catalan cotton industry and of Spanish industrialisation more generally. The Fa
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First factory in Spain to employ steam engines, using them to drive mechanical textile machinery
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaplata_Factory
date created:
2023-05-23T08:13:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T06:13:06Z
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