Jack O'Shea. Irish Cream Liqueur. Shop - Brewmeister. Nigella Lawson. Vices | Smoking. 101 World Whiskies to Try Before You Die. Humidor Notes. Productivity News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Lifehacker. Veta La Palma. History[edit] Isla Mayor, as the nerve centre of the marshlands on the Guadalquivir, has seen a long process of transformation over time due to both the natural evolution caused by silting and the effects of human activity. The first attempts to exploit the resources of the Isla Mayor date back to the 19th century, but it was not till the third decade of the 20th century that farming really began in the area, thanks to a comprehensive project carried between 1926 and 1928 by the British company Islas del Rio Guadalquivir Limited.
During the 1940s and 50s, the cultivation of rice became the main economic activity on the Isla Mayor del Guadalquivir, with rice fields occupying the northern half of the island (35,000 acres). In the southern part, however, extensive livestock farming in the fields owned by the Veta La Palma estate was the main activity until the end of the 1970s. Ecology[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]