Luis Adaro y Magro

Luis Adaro y Magro (17 April 1849 – 21 October 1915) was a Spanish engineer and businessman, who was one of the most important figures in the mining and metallurgical history of Asturias and in the general development of this region at the end of the 19th century.

He was the father of Luis Adaro Porcel and the grandfather of Luis Adaro Ruiz-Falcó; the Adaro family was a key family in the industrial and economic development of Asturias. he traveled across Europe, where he established a significant connection with banker Adolphe d'Eichthal, a relationship that would greatly impact his career.

Sporting career Adaro was also involved in the foundation of Gijón Sport Club, the first football club in the region.

Writing career In the early 1910s, Adaro published several books, including two in 1912, Introducción al estudio de los criaderos de hierro de España... ("Introduction to the study of the iron deposits of Spain...") and La industria hullera española el abastecimiento de la Escuadra ("The Spanish coal industry supplies the Squadron"). His pioneering studies on iron ore deposits and the northern extension of the Central Asturian Basin, which supported the viability of the La Camocha mine in Gijón, gained increasing recognition over time.

Works

Los carbones nacionales y la marina de guerra (1878) Informe sobre la fusión de minas (1883) Nota acerca de la constitución geológica de Guelaya (1910) Introducción al estudio de los criaderos de hierro de España... (1912) La industria hullera española el abastecimiento de la Escuadra (1912) Cuenca carbonífera de Asturias (1914) Información relativa a la crisis del mercado hullero en España, y medidas propuestas al Gobierno (1915)