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History > Vilagarcía's Takeoff |
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OriginsCarril's Expansion > Vilagarcía's Takeoff Administrative Comission of the PortEffects of the War and Postwar PeriodIncipient OrganizationIberport and Development Plan |
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Vilagarcía's Takeoff Vilagarcía becomes an incipient port town with the construction of a wharf “… 400 meters of length, with a ramp entrance between stone walls and a viaduct and head made of an iron structure and floor made of wood.” The project corresponds to the engineer Vicente Ruiz. The work is approved in 1878 and finished in 1893. “Emigrants have –Rafael Arizcun, emblematic engineer, director of the port of Vilagarcía, would write later about this project—a comfortable way to pass, they and their baggage, to the cruise ships dock in the bay, which can’t be docked in Carril quay because of their draught.” With this new quay, the port begins to have a greater importance. Little by little, there is going to be more maritime traffic to the detriment of Carril, and every time businessmen have more interest to establish in Vilagarcía. The Port of Vilagarcía obtains an official “general interest” declaration in 1888. The acknowledgement means that, according to regulations, this port is already assigned to anchorages and commercial warehouses, loading and unloading from vessels that are used in industry and maritime trade. Also, when several provinces are interested in these ports and these communicate directly with the main production centres in Spain.” The open expectations for the Port of Vilagarcía at the end of XIX century are finally consolidated with the construction of the Ramal Quay, initiated in 1901 and finished in 1903. Its first concessionaire was Laureano Salgado and afterwards, it passed from hand to hand until the Administrative Commission bought it from the Suarez Company in 1932. Rafael Arizcun describes this quay as “provided with a railway that links to the railway station, and provided with steam cranes where low tonnage vessels dock. This way, all the commercial movement displaces its centre to this new residence”. Between 1880 and 1903, Vilagarcía suffers the period of greater growth and expansion of all its history until then; the city and the port grow at the same time as a consequence of the transfer of that activity developed till then in Carril. From an ambitious project, which contains the most necessary works for the Port of Vilagarcía growth, in 1911 they approve its definitive configuration with a shelter pier, a transverse quay, a link quay, slipways ramp, access road and accessory works. The inauguration in 1915 of the works included in the general project of the Port mark a new period in its long history. But already it remains very clear that “ any attempt to construct or enlarge new installations should be done reclaiming land from the sea.” > Photographic Support   |
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