Huelva's importance as an economic centre is based on an accident of geology that established large and rich mineral deposits in the southern foothills of the Sierra Morena.
Because of its fortunate position, the area on which the modern day city is located has always been an attraction for history’s dominant civilisations. The city was founded by the Phoenicians who called it Onoba.
Huelva's importance as an economic centre is based on an accident of geology that established large and rich mineral deposits in the southern foothills of the Sierra Morena.