Name 1
HORNOS BUSTAMANTE
Name 2
BUSTAMANTE FURNACES
ID number
001.160.Almadén
Manager / Administrator
Javier Carrasco Milara, Cerco San Teodoro, s/n. Almadén (Ciudad Real)
Ownership
Public
Institution
Minas de Almadén y Arrayanes, S.A
Local / Original ID Number
001.001.003.219
Type of Object
Built heritage - industrial
Description
Short description
"In the mercury mine of Huancavelica (Peru) in 1633, Lope Saavedra invented the ""aludel"" furnaces, which were introduced in Almadén in 1646 by Juan Alonso de Bustamante, which is why they are also called Bustamante furnaces. Bustamante arrived in Spain in 1642 accompanied by Diego de Sotomayor y Valdenegro; together they presented a memorial to King Philip IV, proposing to get a greater quantity of quicksilver at a lower cost. In 1646, by Royal Order, Bustamante and Sotomayor moved to Almadén, beginning the construction of the first aludel furnace in Spain in September of that year (these furnaces were built joined together in pairs).
The disappearance of the reverberatory furnaces brought by the German technicians happened at the same time that the lease of the mines to the Fuggers came to an end, and the aludel furnaces were quickly implemented, since in addition to allowing more ore to be processed in each roasting, they consumed less firewood.
They were declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1992"
The disappearance of the reverberatory furnaces brought by the German technicians happened at the same time that the lease of the mines to the Fuggers came to an end, and the aludel furnaces were quickly implemented, since in addition to allowing more ore to be processed in each roasting, they consumed less firewood.
They were declared a Site of Cultural Interest in 1992"
Measures
Materials
Stone
Dating
17th century
Author / Producer
Minas de Almadén
Illustrations
Original use
They were used for mercury extraction by burning cinnabar ore.
Present use
Tour of the Mining Park
Original location
Cerco de Buitrones
Present location
Cerco de Buitrones, Mining Park
STATE OF CONSERVATION
History of conservation:
Renovated by the IPHE
Present state
good
Necessary activities:
DOCUMENTATION
Addresses /collections/links etc. where further in-depth information is accessible:
www.parqueminerodealmaden.es
Submitted
AYUNTAMIENTO ALMADEN
Submitted by
Águeda Moyano & Alicia Escudero
Date Submitted
28. 4. 2022
Date Edited
12. 5. 2022