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Royal Hospital of the Miners of San Rafael
DiscoverPlaces to seeSpainCastile-La ManchaCiudad RealMontes SurAlmadén
Royal Hospital of the Miners of San Rafael
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Royal Hospital of the Miners of San Rafael
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JavierCR 🇪🇸
November 5, 2022
Hiking
It is an unusual building built in 1755 and which has been a miners' hospital from 1774 to 1975. Later, after a few years of abandonment, it was rehabilitated at the beginning of the 21st century to show its dependencies. In addition, a museum space was created with three rooms: the first dedicated to the history of this building, the second, which is responsible for showing the process of mercury metallurgy and its evolution, and the third reflects the life and customs of the local and regional population. It was declared B.I.C. in 1992.
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•JavierCR 🇪🇸
November 28, 2025
Road cycling
Today it houses the Mining Museum and the Historical Archive of the Almadén Mines, with documents dating back to the 17th century. The visit includes:
Room 1: History of the hospital and its role in occupational health.
Room 2: The mercury metallurgy process and its technological evolution.
Room 3: Life and customs of the region.
Audiovisual displays, dioramas, and panels on diseases such as hydrargyrism and innovative treatments (the sauna-box, "the beach").
Dungeons where sick prisoners were treated.
Exhibition of mining tools, machinery, and artifacts.
Room 1: History of the hospital and its role in occupational health.
Room 2: The mercury metallurgy process and its technological evolution.
Room 3: Life and customs of the region.
Audiovisual displays, dioramas, and panels on diseases such as hydrargyrism and innovative treatments (the sauna-box, "the beach").
Dungeons where sick prisoners were treated.
Exhibition of mining tools, machinery, and artifacts.
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Sylwia
January 30, 2023
Road cycling
Building built between 1755 and 1773 to serve the workers who worked in the Almadén mines. Today it houses the headquarters of the Historical Archive of the Almadén and Arrayanes Mines.
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