Company:Royal Artillery Factory of La Cavada
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The Royal Artillery Factory of La Cavada (Spanish: Real Fábrica de Artillería de La Cavada) was an artillery foundry at La Cavada (Riotuerto) in Cantabria, Northern Spain .
The foundry was established in 1622 by Jean Curtius with the support of Gaspar de Guzmán, Count-Duke of Olivares and became fully operational 15 years later.[1] Between 1637 and 1835 the facility was responsible for the production of more than 26,000 cannons for ships and fortresses throughout the Spanish Empire.[2]
It closed after the defeat of the Spanish at the Battle of Trafalgar.[2]
See also
- Armada de Barlovento
References
- ↑ Carlo M. Cipolla (2006). The Economic Decline of Empires. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 041537927X. https://books.google.com/books?id=jmqHCTK-mwkC.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 T. Koetsier & M. Ceccarelli (2012). Explorations in the History of Machines and Mechanisms: Proceedings of HMM2012. Springer. ISBN 9400741324. https://books.google.com/books?id=-x9NHOLSnNUC.
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