Notas sobre la mecanización de la pañería de Ezcaray en la primera mitad del siglo XIX

Abstract

In this article, mainly based on sources of qualitative character, we try to review the growth and modernization process of the textile sector in Ezcaray. Specially the one that took place approximately in 1800 and 1850 and which was centred on three simultaneous fronts: mechanization of the production process, cheapening of cloths and improvements in the final quality of the product. We mainly review the important process oftextile machinery import of European origin and the arrival of technicians from Catalonia and Euro pe in the machinery-building. Nevertheless, and besides the importance of modernization, the truth is that the textile mechanization in this Riojan area was not in the least «perfect».