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Originally appearing in Volume V28, Page 75 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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VILLANUEVA Y GELTRU  , a seaport of

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north-eastern
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Spain, in the
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province of
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Barcelona; on the Barcelona-
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Tarragona
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section of the
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coast railway . Pop . (1900) 11,85o . Villanueva is a busy
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modern
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town, with manufactures of
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cotton, woollen and
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linen goods, and of
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paper . It has also
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iron foundries and an important agricultural
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trade . The
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harbour affords safe and deep anchorage; it is a lifeboat station and the
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head-quarters of a large fishing
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fleet . The
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coasting trade is also considerable . Villanueva has a museum, founded by the Catalan poet, historian and diplomat,
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Vittorio
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Balaguer (1824-1901), which contains collections of
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Roman,
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Egyptian and prehistoric antiquities, besides paintings, engravings, sculptures, coins and a large library, including many valuable
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MSS .

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