The purpose of this paper is to analyse the determinants of the localisation of industrial activity in Spain during the second half of thenineteenth century and the effects of economic integration in Spain's industrial geography. First, we review the historical analysis of these changes. Second,...

Current trade liberalization in Europe has stimulated the theoretical and empirical analysis of the effects of economic integration on industrial location. The aim of this paper is to analyse, both theoretically and empirically, the effects of trade liberalization and market integration in 19th...