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Club Inglés Bella Vista
The Club Inglés Bella Vista is a cultural institution that exists in the Spanish municipality of Minas de Riotinto, in the province of Huelva. It was founded in 1878 by members of the British colony of Minas de Riotinto who worked for the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTCL), and it soon become the center of social life in that British colony. Together with Exiles Cable Club (1873) in Vigo, this was one of the first companies dedicated to sports in the country, most notably, cricket, tennis and Association football, football, having sections dedicated to the said sports due to its prominence in England, the homeland of the company's workers. Background The copper mines of Rio Tinto (river), Rio Tinto had been exploited since the ancient times, but during the second half of the 19th century, English investors nailed it down, and in 1873, they founded the Rio Tinto Company Limited (RTCL), who soon won a concession to exploit the mines which were previously run by the state, the First Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minas De Riotinto
Minas de Riotinto is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, southern Spain. Minas de Riotinto also comprises the neighborhoods known as El Alto de la Mesa and La Dehesa. See also * Cerro Colorado mining deposit * Rio Tinto Group * Corta Atalaya * Riotinto Railway * List of municipalities in Huelva Province of Huelva, Huelva is a provinces of Spain, province in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, which is divided into 79 Municipalities of Spain, municipalities. Spanish census, Huelva is the Ran ... History References External linksMinas de Riotinto- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía Municipalities in the Province of Huelva {{andalusia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |