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> Origins Carril's Expansion Vilagarcía's Takeoff Administrative Comission of the Port Effects of the War and Postwar Period Incipient Organization Iberport and Development Plan

Origins Historically, the origin of the Port of Vilagarcía takes place in Carril, where, in the first half of the nineteenth century, the first local shipping agents started to develop commercial activities. The Madoz dictionary (1845) shows accurate information of the Port of Carril in all those years. The construction of the berth quays and the jetty of Carril, that still keep their original beauty today, dates from the half of the nineteenth century. The project was written in 1857 and finished in 1866. All the activity in Carril is concentrated on the Port in this period, in social as well as economic matters, keeping this town a narrow and profitable relationship with Santiago de Compostela. As a result, the Port of Carril is a periodic arrival point for national lines with general merchandise and international ships with wood and cattle. Likewise, it is an arrival point for maritime traffic among ports from Galicia with general merchandise. It is also an entrance point for coal destined for the railway and the smelting factory. It is in Alemparte workshops where the first steamship with an iron hull is constructed in Galicia. > Photographic Support