1875-1880

Authorization of the Portugalete Spa to Fermín Arnedo and Emiliano de Arriaga

The Council for Works of the Port of Bilbao begins to function. Evaristo Churruca begins the iron dock project

Telephone invention. On March 10, 1876, Graham Bell sent the first telephone message using an acid-liquid transmitter

The Bilbao River & Cantabrial Railway Cº Ltd. Mining railway -also known as the Galdames railway installs 5 loading docks. It started from the “Berango” mine and supplied the “La Vizcaya” factory

The Orconera Iron Ore Cº Ltd. Installs 4 loading docks in Lutxana. It started from Gallarta and supplied the “Altos Hornos de Bilbao” factory

The invention of the Thomas converter for steel making

Francisco de las Rivas, Marquis of Mudela, founds the San Francisco factory in Desierto, also known as “La Mudela.”