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- Title
Las empresas de gas en España y Portugal en la segunda mitad del siglo XIX: orígenes y consolidación.
- Authors
Vázquez-Fariñas, María; da Luz Sampaio, Maria; Castro-Valdivia, Mariano; Manuel Matés-Barco, Juan
- Abstract
This article provides a comparative analysis of gas companies in the Iberian Peninsula throughout the second half of the 19th Century. Information was sourced from archives, libraries, and newspaper archives for this study. Specifically, it examines the origins of this sector in Spain and Portugal in the 1840s and the process of consolidation of this industry until the end of the 19th century. The study analyzes the main characteristics of the industry, the companies involved in this business, and the process of introducing gas lighting in these territories.
- Publication
Vegueta: Anuario de la Facultad de Geografía e Historia, 2024, Vol 24, Issue 1, p65
- ISSN
1133-598X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.51349/veg.2024.1.04