Incendio en el Palacio de Gobierno

This 1941 article from El Heraldo de Chihuahua details a fire that occurred on June 22, 1941 at the Governor’s Palace in Ciudad Chihuahua and the assistance given by los bomberos de la fundicion de Avalos. My thanks to Eduardo Uranga, Jr. for sharing this wonderful article! For the entire article: Incendio en el Palacio [...]

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The Ávalos Smelter Club

This photo taken a few years ago and courtesy of Eduardo Uranga, Jr., shows the Ávalos Smelter Club. Do you have stories about the Club you’d like to share?
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A Blog to Visit

Family and friends,
In recent posts, I’ve highlighted photos shared by Eduardo Uranga, Jr.
Eduardo shared a link to his personal blog, URANGAcuarelas and there I discovered that he is an accomplished watercolor artist. Eduardo told me that Ávalos…Te Recuerdo had inspired him to create watercolors of the Colony. I was thrilled!
Within Eduardo’s blog, is [...]

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Ávalos Smelter Dinner and a Photo Update

This photo of an Ávalos smelter dinner was generously provided by Eduardo Uranga, Jr. whose father, Eduardo Uranga Murga, worked as an engineer at the Ávalos smelter. The Uranga family lived in Ávalos from 1966-1982. Can you help identify the men in this undated photo?
Also, an update to a photo posted in “The Plant” section. [...]

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Panoramic Views of the Ávalos Smelter

My thanks to Eduardo Uranga, Jr. for the following panoramic photos of the Ávalos smelter. Eduardo writes:
“Mi familia de apellido Uranga vivimos en Avalos de 1966 a 1982 mi Padre de nombre Ing. Eduardo Uranga Murga trabajó con los Ing. Collins, Ing. McDonalds, Ing Navarro de los que recuerdo. Tambien recuerdo haber vivido en [...]

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