(Translated extract from Guía de Huelva y Su Provincia para el Año 1892 – Don José Merelo y Casademunt)
Ayamonte
Population: 6,585
Judicial District: Ayamonte
A city and head of its judicial district, located on the left bank of the River Guadiana near its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean. It borders Portugal.
It has a thriving industry in salted fish and flour mills. The municipal territory is mountainous, with extensive pine forests and high-quality limestone quarries. Cereals and oil are also produced.
The town rises gradually from the edge of the Guadiana and the estuary known as La Ribera, up a small hill. At the top lies the oldest neighbourhood, La Villa, while the rest of the town occupies the hillside and is of more modern construction.
The municipal capital consists of 1,020 buildings of one or two storeys, forming clean, paved streets and two magnificent squares. One of the squares, located by La Ribera, currently serves as a promenade and offers scenic views of the Portuguese border.
There are many well-maintained buildings and some older mansions. The town includes several parish churches, a town hall, a prison, a slaughterhouse, a market, a customs house, a telegraph station, a casino, several cafés, and many commercial agencies and establishments.
Beas
Population: 2,363
Judicial District: Huelva
A town located in the middle of a fertile plain, lightly interrupted by some hills. The municipal capital, composed of 379 buildings—mostly single-storey—forms several streets and a square known as the Plaza de la Iglesia, where the parish church, dedicated to Saint Bartholomew, stands. It belongs to the Gothic style and is a work of considerable merit.
In addition to the third-class road that leads from this village to Cáceres, it has a station on the Buitrón to Zalamea and San Juan del Puerto railway line.
Its land produces cereals, oil, wine, fruit, and vegetables. A second-class road also exists.
Distance from Huelva: 22.288 km.
Berrocal
Population: 794
Judicial District: Valverde del Camino
A village situated on the summit of a high hill, on the left bank of the River Tinto, and about two kilometres from the station bearing its name on the Rio Tinto to Huelva railway line.
The municipal capital consists of 180 modestly built houses. Its territory is quite rugged and uneven, producing cereals.
Distance from Huelva: 55.720 km.
