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HUELVA INFORMATION
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It has been verified from remains found that there was already mining activity in Huelva in the Bronze Age, although there are also traces of prior human settlements. Recent archaeological studies confirm that it was precisely here, in the confluence of the river Tinto and river Odiel, that the heart of Tartessos and its civilization was located. Later, in the VII and V centuries BC, Phoenicians and Carthaginians who worked the silver mines settled in the town.
From Roman times there are references from classical historians, like the Itinerant Antonino, who speaks of a road that went from the mouth of the Guadiana, in the direction of Merida, and on which were located various mints which minted coins. Indeed, around the year 194 BC the town was taken by the Romans who called it Onuba.
During Al-Andalus times, Huelva must have been an important town whose port was open to Africa and to commerce with Algeciras, Malaga and Seville. Nevertheless, control of the area was centred in Niebla, on which Huelva depended. The Christian conquest was carried out here and in Niebla, by Alfonso X in 1262. After the conquest, Huelva was given independent jurisdiction in 1264. After the war of Granada in January 1492, Queen Isabel of Castile subsidized the first expedition of Christopher Columbus. Huelva was the starting point of this adventure. The port of Palos de la Frontera was taken as the departure point and Huelva as the arrival point on their return. Of all the Andalusian provinces, Huelva was the one that produced more emigrants for America. The first expedition was formed here and many others came after. Subsequently, however, with the centralization of commerce with the Indias in Seville and the Guadalquivir, there occurred a long-lasting prostration in Huelva which the town took centuries to come through. In fact, it did not recover until 1833 when the country was divided administratively and Huelva became the capital of the province. In 1874 the English started working the mines which gave enormous impetus to the town which saw its population multiply. In 1964 the Development Area of Huelva was created, an event that contributed to the growth of the town which still maintains itself as an important industrial centre.
Panoramic viewThe capital of the province is situated on the triangle of sand formed by the confluence of the river Tinto and river Odiel, on the shore of the estuary of the same name, in a zone of great natural interest given that in the surrounding AREA are the Marismas del Odiel Natural Beauty Spot, the Enebrales de Punta Umbria Natural Beauty Spot and the Lagunas de Palos y Las Madres Natural Beauty Spot. Also the Laguna de El Portil Nature Reserve and the Estero de Domingo Rubio Natural Beauty Spot; all of these AREAs are of enormous ecological significance due to their faunistic and botanical diversity. The city has always been linked to the events related to the Discovery and conquest of America. Today it is still the town in Andalusia with the greatest Latin-American vocation as the annual holding of the Latin-American Film Festival and all manner of acts related to that continent proves. Nearby is the Rabida Monastery and port of Palos from where Christopher Columbus departed. The city preserves many architectonic and urbanistic characteristics which bear witness to its history and the evolution of what, according to some studies, was the cradle of the mythical Tartessos: the Cathedral, the church of the Concepción, St Peter's church, the Angustias Convent, the Sanctuary of Ntra. Sra. de la Cinta, the Monument to Columbus, the Grand Theatre and the Reina Victoria district, an example of English architecture built due to the working of the mines in the province by companies from that country. The mineral loading platform is also left over from this mining activity and is an interesting work of engineering. Huelva Hotels
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