Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Minas de Riotinto

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. A concert for muggles

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. Los Angeles

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. Nuestra Señora de la Concepción (also known as Parroquia de la Purísima Concepción) is considered the first parish in Spain dedicated to the devotion of the Immaculate Conception. The building was built in 1515. In 1642, work is known to have been carried out on the decoration of the main chapel. The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and a smaller one eight years later caused serious damage to the church, with the walls and tower collapsing. It was rebuilt in the decades that followed. It got destroyed in July 1936 during the riots that followed the outbreak of Spanish Civil War. Between 1937 and 1939, it was rebuilt, respecting the baroque additions. It had to be restored again after an earthquake in 1969.

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. The museum is very young and focuses on the impressive archaeological site of the province of Huelva with interesting exhibits from Roman and mining history. There is also an impressive collection of Spanish paintings. Idols, 3500 - 2500 BC

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. The museum is very young and focuses on the impressive archaeological site of the province of Huelva with interesting exhibits from Roman and mining history. There is also an impressive collection of Spanish paintings. Deity figures, made from bronze using lost wax. 8th-7th century BC The figure to the right id representing the Egyptian god Reshef or the Syrian-Canaanite god Melqart. A threatening warrior god, Melqart is also considered by the Orientals to be the protector of maritime trade. The Phoenicians, in their expansion towards the West, established multiple sanctuaries dedicated to this god in the points of greatest commercial interest; one of them could have been in Huelva, an important emporium during this period.

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. The museum is very young and focuses on the impressive archaeological site of the province of Huelva with interesting exhibits from Roman and mining history. There is also an impressive collection of Spanish paintings. Hubcap with feline head made from bronze using lost wax. Late 7th century BC and early 6th century BC The hubcap was belonging to the stopping cart found in a tomb . The feline head that decorates it has an open mouth, showing the fangs, the upper row of teeth and a forked tongue that protrudes above the lower jaw.

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. The museum is very young and focuses on the impressive archaeological site of the province of Huelva with interesting exhibits from Roman and mining history. There is also an impressive collection of Spanish paintings.Back A pear-shaped zoomorphic jug made from bronze using the lost wax technique. Late 7th century BC and early 6th century BC The mouth is made up of a stag's head with its mouth open, its tongue hanging out and a filling hole in the forehead. The top of the handle is shaped like a horse's head resting on the stag's neck. Like the stag's head, the jug is made up of two parts that were subsequently welded together.

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. The museum is very young and focuses on the impressive archaeological site of the province of Huelva with interesting exhibits from Roman and mining history. There is also an impressive collection of Spanish paintings. Head of Agrippina the Younger / 2nd century AD

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. The museum is very young and focuses on the impressive archaeological site of the province of Huelva with interesting exhibits from Roman and mining history. There is also an impressive collection of Spanish paintings. This fragment of a stele weighs 250 kg and is about 95 cm high. It is dated to the Bronze Age 2500 - 1000 BC. It depicts an anthropomorphic figure wearing a kind of diadem

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889.

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century and an elegant town in the first centuries of the 20th- The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889.

It is believed that trade contacts with the Phoenicians existed from the late 10th century, and it is even assumed that Tartessos was located at this site. In addition to objects made of silver, copper, iron, ivory and stone, many thousands of fragments of clay vessels were found during excavations from around 900 to 770 B.C. in 1998. Huelva was probably an early Phoenician emporium and it was flourishing under the Carthaginians and Romans, who began to mine ore deposits. Under the Visigoths and Arabs, from whom the city was reconquered by Alfonso X the Wise in 1257, the city came to a standstill. In 1880 it still only had 13,000 inhabitants, then it grew fast. It owes its boom to the mineral deposits on the Rio Tinto (Minas de Riotinto), as from the last quarter of the 19th century, the town became a small British colony. The reason for this was the permission granted by the Spanish government in 1873 for the mines of Riotinto to be commercially developed and utilised by the Rio Tinto Company Limited. As a result, the town and its infrastructure began to grow and the sleepy little village became a modern industrial town of the 19th century. The British also brought football to Spain, which led to the founding of the first football club in Spain - Recreativo Huelva - in 1889. Progress is unstoppable.

The Riotinto Mines have been described as one of the most important mining districts of Antiquity. There is evidence of mining activities here already during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, although it was in Roman times when the most important extraction activities were developed. The mining operations were operational until the last quarter of the 2nd century, when activity declined. The mining sites were inactive during the following centuries, well into the Modern Age. In 1873, when the mines in the area were acquired by an international consortium that later transferred them to a British company, the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTC). The mining basin experienced a great boom, which undertook the construction of a railway to link the mines with the port of Huelva. This line was inaugurated in 1875. Likewise, there was a significant industrial development associated with mining. The expansion of mining and metallurgical activities meant the need for a greater number of workers. During those years the population of Riotinto increased considerably: from 4,957 inhabitants in 1877 it rose to 11,603 inhabitants in 1900.17​ Faced with that eventuality, the RTC undertook the construction of housing for workers and their families. At the same time, a large British colony made up of RTC managers, technicians and engineers also settled in the area, who came with their families from the United Kingdom. A Victorian-style residential nucleus was eventually built, the so-called Bellavista neighbourhood. With the British also came their culture and traditions. The 1980s saw the closure of the railway, as well as various industries and mining operations. The economic decline was accompanied by high labor conflict and an increase in unemployment. This had a great impact on the economy of the municipality, since ts main source of employment disappeared. Britain in Spain The "Rio Tinto English Club" was founded in 1878. The club had three sports sections: football, lawn tennis and cricket. The club's current building was built in 1903 - and stil houses a cosy bar

The Riotinto Mines have been described as one of the most important mining districts of Antiquity. There is evidence of mining activities here already during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, although it was in Roman times when the most important extraction activities were developed. The mining operations were operational until the last quarter of the 2nd century, when activity declined. The mining sites were inactive during the following centuries, well into the Modern Age. In 1873, when the mines in the area were acquired by an international consortium that later transferred them to a British company, the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTC). The mining basin experienced a great boom, which undertook the construction of a railway to link the mines with the port of Huelva. This line was inaugurated in 1875. Likewise, there was a significant industrial development associated with mining. The expansion of mining and metallurgical activities meant the need for a greater number of workers. During those years the population of Riotinto increased considerably: from 4,957 inhabitants in 1877 it rose to 11,603 inhabitants in 1900.17​ Faced with that eventuality, the RTC undertook the construction of housing for workers and their families. At the same time, a large British colony made up of RTC managers, technicians and engineers also settled in the area, who came with their families from the United Kingdom. A Victorian-style residential nucleus was eventually built, the so-called Bellavista neighbourhood. With the British also came their culture and traditions. The 1980s saw the closure of the railway, as well as various industries and mining operations. The economic decline was accompanied by high labor conflict and an increase in unemployment. This had a great impact on the economy of the municipality, since ts main source of employment disappeared. Britain in Spain The "Rio Tinto English Club" was founded in 1878. The club had three sports sections: football, lawn tennis and cricket. The club's current building was built in 1903.

The Riotinto Mines have been described as one of the most important mining districts of Antiquity. There is evidence of mining activities here already during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, although it was in Roman times when the most important extraction activities were developed. The mining operations were operational until the last quarter of the 2nd century, when activity declined. The mining sites were inactive during the following centuries, well into the Modern Age. In 1873, when the mines in the area were acquired by an international consortium that later transferred them to a British company, the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTC). The mining basin experienced a great boom, which undertook the construction of a railway to link the mines with the port of Huelva. This line was inaugurated in 1875. Likewise, there was a significant industrial development associated with mining. The expansion of mining and metallurgical activities meant the need for a greater number of workers. During those years the population of Riotinto increased considerably: from 4,957 inhabitants in 1877 it rose to 11,603 inhabitants in 1900.17​ Faced with that eventuality, the RTC undertook the construction of housing for workers and their families. At the same time, a large British colony made up of RTC managers, technicians and engineers also settled in the area, who came with their families from the United Kingdom. A Victorian-style residential nucleus was eventually built, the so-called Bellavista neighbourhood. With the British also came their culture and traditions. The 1980s saw the closure of the railway, as well as various industries and mining operations. The economic decline was accompanied by high labor conflict and an increase in unemployment. This had a great impact on the economy of the municipality, since ts main source of employment disappeared. Britain in Spain In 1891 it was decided, that the British Community got a Presbyterian Church.

The Riotinto Mines have been described as one of the most important mining districts of Antiquity. There is evidence of mining activities here already during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, although it was in Roman times when the most important extraction activities were developed. The mining operations were operational until the last quarter of the 2nd century, when activity declined. The mining sites were inactive during the following centuries, well into the Modern Age. In 1873, when the mines in the area were acquired by an international consortium that later transferred them to a British company, the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTC). The mining basin experienced a great boom, which undertook the construction of a railway to link the mines with the port of Huelva. This line was inaugurated in 1875. Likewise, there was a significant industrial development associated with mining. The expansion of mining and metallurgical activities meant the need for a greater number of workers. During those years the population of Riotinto increased considerably: from 4,957 inhabitants in 1877 it rose to 11,603 inhabitants in 1900.17​ Faced with that eventuality, the RTC undertook the construction of housing for workers and their families. At the same time, a large British colony made up of RTC managers, technicians and engineers also settled in the area, who came with their families from the United Kingdom. A Victorian-style residential nucleus was eventually built, the so-called Bellavista neighbourhood. With the British also came their culture and traditions. The 1980s saw the closure of the railway, as well as various industries and mining operations. The economic decline was accompanied by high labor conflict and an increase in unemployment. This had a great impact on the economy of the municipality, since ts main source of employment disappeared. Britain in Spain

The Riotinto Mines have been described as one of the most important mining districts of Antiquity. There is evidence of mining activities here already during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, although it was in Roman times when the most important extraction activities were developed. The mining operations were operational until the last quarter of the 2nd century, when activity declined. The mining sites were inactive during the following centuries, well into the Modern Age. In 1873, when the mines in the area were acquired by an international consortium that later transferred them to a British company, the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTC). The mining basin experienced a great boom, which undertook the construction of a railway to link the mines with the port of Huelva. This line was inaugurated in 1875. Likewise, there was a significant industrial development associated with mining. The expansion of mining and metallurgical activities meant the need for a greater number of workers. During those years the population of Riotinto increased considerably: from 4,957 inhabitants in 1877 it rose to 11,603 inhabitants in 1900.17​ Faced with that eventuality, the RTC undertook the construction of housing for workers and their families. At the same time, a large British colony made up of RTC managers, technicians and engineers also settled in the area, who came with their families from the United Kingdom. A Victorian-style residential nucleus was eventually built, the so-called Bellavista neighbourhood. With the British also came their culture and traditions. The 1980s saw the closure of the railway, as well as various industries and mining operations. The economic decline was accompanied by high labor conflict and an increase in unemployment. This had a great impact on the economy of the municipality, since ts main source of employment disappeared. Corta Atalaya is still the largest open-pit mine in Europe and was at one time the largest in the world. It is located within the city limits of Minas de Riotinto It was one of the most ambitious projects of the Rio Tinto Group. At its peak it employed 2,000 workers mining copper; it was actively mined until 1992.

The Riotinto Mines have been described as one of the most important mining districts of Antiquity. There is evidence of mining activities here already during the Copper Age and the Bronze Age, although it was in Roman times when the most important extraction activities were developed. The mining operations were operational until the last quarter of the 2nd century, when activity declined. The mining sites were inactive during the following centuries, well into the Modern Age. In 1873, when the mines in the area were acquired by an international consortium that later transferred them to a British company, the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTC). The mining basin experienced a great boom, which undertook the construction of a railway to link the mines with the port of Huelva. This line was inaugurated in 1875. Likewise, there was a significant industrial development associated with mining. The expansion of mining and metallurgical activities meant the need for a greater number of workers. During those years the population of Riotinto increased considerably: from 4,957 inhabitants in 1877 it rose to 11,603 inhabitants in 1900.17​ Faced with that eventuality, the RTC undertook the construction of housing for workers and their families. At the same time, a large British colony made up of RTC managers, technicians and engineers also settled in the area, who came with their families from the United Kingdom. A Victorian-style residential nucleus was eventually built, the so-called Bellavista neighbourhood. With the British also came their culture and traditions. The 1980s saw the closure of the railway, as well as various industries and mining operations. The economic decline was accompanied by high labor conflict and an increase in unemployment. This had a great impact on the economy of the municipality, since ts main source of employment disappeared. Corta Atalaya is still the largest open-pit mine in Europe and was at one time the largest in the world. It is located within the city limits of Minas de Riotinto It was one of the most ambitious projects of the Rio Tinto Group. At its peak it employed 2,000 workers mining copper; it was actively mined until 1992.