The history of the canning industry in Olhão is the motto for an exhibition that will open this Friday, November 26, from 16 pm, at Largo da Fábrica Velha.
The exhibition “Memories of Our History: The Canning Industry in Olhão” has “original information existing in the Municipal Archives collections and other data taken from publications, between the 20s and the 50s of the XNUMXth century”, with the aim of « remember the history of what was once the main canning center in the Algarve and one of the most important in the country», according to the Câmara de Olhão.
«With some nostalgia for the hustle and bustle that the industrial activity caused in Olhão in the past, it is certain that history is still very much alive, both through the factories that are still in operation today, as well as the memory of all those who saw their lives linked to this industry », adds the municipality.
This exhibition produced by the Municipal Archive of Olhão aims to celebrate an industry that "has been part of the life and memory of the people of Olhão for over a century."
“At the end of the XNUMXth century, modern fish canning factories in oil and sauces began to set up in Olhão, never forgetting the oldest canned fish in brine”, says the Chamber.
«Not knowing, for sure, the exact date of foundation of the first factory, the French Éstablissments F. Delory being generally identified as the first, it is known, however, that in the Industrial Survey of 1881 there was still no factory, and that in the documentation kept by the Municipal Archives the name of Frederico Delory was identified, for the first time, in the minutes of the session of the Chamber of 13 February 1884, where a request was made for the tenement of a land “next to the beach. west”, he adds.
Later, «on January 5, 1887, there is a reference to “Armand Haüet, director of the Delory factory for canning sardines”, located on Levante beach».
«It is indisputable in the history of the canning industry that the installation of several factories favored the development of local fishing, as well as the increase in shipbuilding, while decisively contributing to the urban and demographic growth of the then town, now city, of Olhão », stresses the municipality.
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