Refugio de la Mina
The place
Refugio de la Mina ("Mine Refuge") in Zaragoza province, Fombuena/Sierra de Vicort area (Sistema Ibérico, Aragón, Spain), at 1,163 m elevation, in the Iberian System range. Continuous Spain Sistema Ibérico cluster (batches 250-378). Old FEDME/mining refugio (Mina reflecting a legacy of iron/lead mining in Zaragoza province during the 19th-20th centuries + the Sistema Ibérico, a 300 km semi-arid range running from Cantabria to Valencia + Sierra de Vicort, 1,440 m + Moncayo, 2,314 m, the highest point in the Sistema Ibérico, on the Castilla-Aragón border + heritage of the Aragonese/Baturros peoples (Ibero-Latin peoples of Aragón, population 1.3 million, with the Aragonese language spoken by a minority of about 12,000 and Catalan by around 30,000 inhabitants) + the Reconquista, with Alfonso the Battler recapturing Zaragoza from the Almoravids in 1118 + the heritage of the Battle of Almansa on 25 April 1707, ending Aragonese independence, its Fueros, and the War of Spanish Succession under the Bourbons + the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, with fighting along the Ebro front in Aragón, 5 million deaths overall + the transition to democracy 1975-1978 and the Constitution under Juan Carlos I.
The setting
Zaragoza, Fombuena/Sierra de Vicort, Sistema Ibérico, Aragón, Spain, 1,163 m, Iberian System, continuous cluster batches 250-378, old FEDME/mining refugio, iron/lead mining 19th-20th c. Zaragoza + Sistema Ibérico 300 km Cantabria-Valencia semi-arid + Sierra de Vicort 1,440 m + Moncayo 2,314 m, highest point in the Ibérico, Castilla-Aragón border, Aragonese/Baturros Ibero-Latin peoples, pop. 1.3 million, Aragonese spoken by ~12,000 minority + Reconquista 1118, Alfonso the Battler retakes Zaragoza from the Almoravids + Battle of Almansa 25 April 1707, end of Aragonese Fueros under the Bourbons + Civil War 1936-1939, Ebro front, 5 million deaths + transition to democracy 1975-1978, Constitution under Juan Carlos I.
