The old industrial factory hosted the Cante de las Minas Festival for several years
It has taken several years to bear fruit, but like any negotiation with a bank, reaching an agreement has been full of give and take. Finally, La Maquinista de Levante, intermittently the scene of performances within the framework of the International Festival of Cante de las Minas and current headquarters of Civil Protection, is already owned by La Unión City Council. Ownership of this old site of industrial warehouses and outdoor spaces, located next to the Feve train tracks and at the foot of the Sierra Minera, offers the Consistory the possibility of carrying out a multitude of initiatives and projects for leisure, culture and environment.
At the end of the 19th century there were dozens of important companies in the Sierra Minera, but if there is one that has gone down in history for its relevance, it is La Maquinista de Levante, popularly known as El Taller. La Maquinista and Peñarroya closed their doors in 1988 due to the decline of mining, but the social and labor roots of both in La Unión were enormous. It was founded in 1890 by businessman Miguel Zapata, ‘Tío Lobo’, who set up foundry and machinery construction workshops in his facilities, located next to the train track, on the outskirts of the town towards the mountains. brands owned exclusively for all of Spain. His loud, low-pitched horn at the start and end of work shifts was heard throughout the city. Mayor Pedro López Milan stressed that “the City Council returns to the town a unique and singular location, a place full of history and symbolism, which in its day generated work and a future for our municipality and that citizens can enjoy.”
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