BOOK: RIOPAR`S INDUSTRIAL HISTORY (SPANISH)
The book Riópar Factories. Mirar lo propio con ojos propios (our industrial history), which contains the memories of the lectures serie around Riopar Factories, developed  by the Friends of the Royal Factories of Riópar association, can be purchased at the Museum of the Royal Factories San Juan Alcaraz (and Riópar Tourism Office) as well as in other places in town: Supermarket Supertodo, Puerta del Arco,Taberna de los Vientos, Hostal Río Mundo, La Fragua, Tronkasa and La Cueva del Mundo.

It is also available at Herso Library, in Albacete.

The book traces the long industrial history of Riópar (1773-2001), told by many voices, with a wealth of unpublished images. Learn more HERE (in Spanish). The acquisition brings to donate 12 €, an amount that will go to the association to deal with the costs and continuity of activities AARFR.
You can also request home delivery through this email: fabricasderiopar@gmail.com

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FREE ENTRANCE- SATURDAY 1 DECEMBER

Series of lectures around the Factories  MIRAR LO PROPIO CON OJOS PROPIOS

MACHINERY OF SAN JUAN DE ALCARAZ

On Saturday December 1, at 17:30 , a new conference around Riópar factories will take place at the Museum of the Royal Factories of San Juan de Alcaraz.

This time dedicated to the machinery of San Juan de Alcaraz, a set of industrial gems, undiscovered  in all its breadth. We are fortunate to join Ginés López del Castillo, metal worker since age 14, and foreman until his retirement; He know the ins and outs of each machine. Ginés still preserves his father payrolls, from whom he inherited craft and knowledge. He is accompanied by his son, also named Ginés, who teaches in a machinery  school... Together they will help us to better appreciate the uniqueness of this complex set, which shows a complete technical production process. The associated knowledge has been transmitted from father to son for generations.

We will walk through the  History, stories and uses of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries  machine-tools preserved in the Museum,  heart of the Historic Metal Factories of Riópar.

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FREE ENTRANCE - Saturday 13 October

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TIN FACTORY OF EL SALOBRE

On Saturday 13 October , at 18 pm.there will be a new thematic conference of the current series of lectures around Riópar Factories history, hosted by the Friends of the Royal Factories of Riópar. This time the meeting will be devoted to the brief history of the Tin factory of El Salobre (1786-1798), conceived originally as a secondary dependence of Riopar Metal Factories.

We are joined on this occasion by the historian Aurelio Pretel Marín, well known for his work in the historical reconstruction  of Albacete province ( He is the most important historian of medieval Albacete), with several studies focusing on the Sierra de Alcaraz.

FREE ADMISSION: Saturday 22 September

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HYDRAULIC MILLRACE

On Saturday 22 September, at 18:00 h. there will be a new thematic conference of the current series of lectures around Riópar Factories history, hosted by the Friends of the Royal Factories of Riópar. This time the meeting will be devoted to the hydraulic channel and powerplants, the "CAZ", an important structure that allowed the founctioning of the whole industrial complex. 

The conference will be carried out by the architect Beatriz F. Castro, currently working on the development of the Route of the Caz, a project sponsored by the City of Riópar.  She will describe morphology,  history and future of the Caz for anyone interested in the Historical Complex of the Metal plants of Riópar.

NEXT LECTURE ABOUT RIÓPAR FACTORIES

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 CALAMINA MINES

On Thursday 12 July there will be a new thematic conference of the current series of lectures around Riópar Factories history, hosted by the Friends of the Royal Factories of Riópar. This time the meeting will be devoted to the mines of calamine, "raison d'etre" of these factories. The UCLM (University of Castilla la Mancha) teacher Francisco Fernández Santamaría will guide a hiking to the "Coto de la Mina" and illustrate the interested people about the history of these mines and its relationship with the Historical Complex of the Metal plants of Riópar.

If you want to participate, or need more information, write the organizers at this email: fabricasderiopar@gmail.com