Vocabulary
Shortage
La escasez o falta
Where did the populations of Spain grow or increase?
Coastal Areas (Catalonia, Murcia, Basque Country, and Canary Islands)
What mineral was needed to power the furnaces that produced Iron?
Coal
What year was the peseta created?
1868
uprising
el levantamiento/ alzamiento
When people moved from the countryside to industrialized areas.
What did industrial colonies consist of?
A factory, housing for the workers, and everything to provide for their daily needs (churches, schools, theaters, shops)
When was the Madrid Stock exchange established?
It was established in 1831
strike
huelga
What was the goal of the liberal land reform?
To decrease the amount of land by nobility and clergy in Spain.
Where was the textile industry the strongest? and what traditionally Spanish industry did it displace?
It was the strongest in Catalonia, and it displaced the wool industry.
railroad
el ferrocarril
It caused a stop in Agricultural development and caused an increase in protectionism and emigration.
During the 18th Century, what were Catalonia's main exports? (Hint before the 19th Century)
Alcohol and Indian Cotton Fabric
What were the main resources in Spanish subsoil?
Iron, lead, coal, zinc, copper, pyrite.
workers union
sindicato de trabajadores
List two important confiscations of land and their dates
The confiscation of Medizabal 1836.
The confiscation of Madoz 1855
Where was Basque Iron exported to? and in exchange for what?
It was exported to Great Britain in exchange for Welsh coal which was better than Asturian coal.