Abstract
The tanning sector was one of the main industrial activities in the history of Galicia. This conclusion can be drawn from the analysis of only two aspects, its levels of production and its spreading throughout the Galician region. As regards the former aspect, the Administration’s historical statistical series of industrial activity in Spain show that one out of four leather sheets produced in the country in the mid-nineteenth century came from Galician leather factories. Concerning the second aspect mentioned, the leather industry in Galicia is not just present in a specific area but spread throughout the region in such a way that one out of four municipalities and nearly every region (districts, counties), tanning factories have been set up. This article studies this extraordinary industrial location, aiming not only to identify specific leather factories which were present in every Galician municipality, but also to draw conclusions about the reasons for their location and the spreading of the tanning sector throughout the region.
Highlights
[en] The Tanning Industry in Galicia: a Comprehensive View of its Presence in the Region in the 20th century
Na antiga rúa da Prosperidade tributa por unha fábrica de curtumes José María Guindín na primeira parte da centuria; no barrio das Carolinas houbo unha fábrica coñecida como Curtidos Lorenzo propiedade de Narciso González Lorenzo; o empresario Manuel Mariño tiña un curtidoiro coñecido como o dos Mariño no lugar da Escardia; cerca deste emprazouse o curtidoiro de Antonio Somoza; finalmente, rexistra actividade nos anos sesenta unha fábrica de curtumes no lugar do Piñeiriño a nome de Martín Juanatey Malvárez
Vilar Rodríguez, Margarita e Elvira Lindoso Tato (2009): “El negocio de la Guerra Civil en Galicia, 19361939”, Revista de Historia Industrial 39, pp
Summary
A industria dos curtumes foi unha industria nacional para Galicia debido a súa extraordinaria implantación no territorio, no que se inzaron curtidoiros nun de cada catro concellos e case que todas as comarcas tiveron a presenza deste eido industrial. Todo o avanzado provoca que se vaia localizando a industria en Cataluña en detrimento de Galicia, que paseniño vai perdendo forza no contexto estatal até que o sector esmorece a mediados do século XX incapaz de adaptarse aos modernos mercados dos curtidos[5]. Neste estudo faise unha análise da localización urbana-rural das fábricas de curtumes en Galicia co fin de afondar nun aspecto aínda non moi estudado e que nos vai dar pistas tanto das causas e desenvolvemento deste eido industrial como das razóns do seu colapso nas décadas centrais do século XX. Revista de estudios gallegos por publicalo, e a miña familia polo tempo furtado para o estudo e posterior redacción do presente traballo
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