Place building Santa Luzia Funchal
Fábrica do Torreão
Santa Luzia · Funchal
Factory in the parish of Santa Luzia, municipality of Funchal, Madeira
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
The Fábrica do Torreão is a sugar and alcohol factory near the bridge in the parish of Santa Luzia, Funchal, founded by William Hinton and described as the island's most important industrial establishment. It held the monopoly and was the sole sugar factory under the 1930s regime; an unexploded shell fell nearby in 1917.
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- Santa Luzia (parish) — Important industrial establishment in the parish.
- Sugar — The sole sugar factory under the 1930s regime.
- Hinton — Sugar factory founded by William Hinton.
- Hinton (question) — Hinton's sugar and alcohol factory, which held the monopoly.
- Bombardment of Funchal — Unexploded shell fell nearby in 1917.
- Torreão — Major sugar factory near the bridge, the island's most important industrial establishment.