Almería - Cable Inglés

Almería was founded in 955 by Abd ar-Rahman III. as a main port of his empire. Under Moorish rule, the city experienced prosperity through the production and export of silk fabrics. After a temporary conquest by King Alfonso VII of Castile-León in 1147, Almería was again under Moorish control from 1157. In 1489 "Los Reyes Católicos" Ferdinand and Isabel conquered the city. Already three years later Almería became a bishop's see with the founding of the diocese. The 16th century was a century of natural disasters for Almería; It suffered at least four major earthquakes (1512, 1522, 1529, 1550).

Cable Inglés is a pier that served as an ore loading ramp from 1904 to 1970. The facility is considered an industrial historical monument and has been restored since the early 2000s.

The construction of the Linares Baeza-Almería railway facilitated the transportation of ore from mines near Alquife (100km southwest). The mines were operated by the Scottish Alquife Mines and Railway Company Limited, based in Glasgow. The company built this ore loading ramp to facilitate the loading of ore.