On the backs of their donkeys, they transported their milled products down to their warehouse in the town of Ribadavia, in the province of Ourense. From there, they distributed them throughout the Ribeiro region and into Portugal. However, Gumersindo Espiñeira Campos (second generation) decided to travel to Morocco and set up a new stone mill for grinding phosphates, as this kingdom was very rich in this product. After a few years, he returned to Spain and, together with his wife, Antonia Almuiña Fernández, decided to move with his family to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

In 1909, Gumersindo, settled in the capital city of Argentina, established stone mills and foundries for sulfur, graphite, salt, and sealing wax, supplying the Argentine Postal Service at the time. He also manufactured the first billiard chalk in the country, which, due to its quality, was used by many players of this game (Navarra Family). This industry was located at 875 Varela Street in the heart of the Flores neighborhood.

Juan Espiñeira Almuiña (third generation), along with his wife Mercedes Loeda Centron, decided to move to the Piñeyro neighborhood of Avellaneda. At that time, the streets were unpaved, the houses low and spaced apart—an ideal location for his pioneering spirit. He continued his father’s legacy, introducing not only smelting and milling but also the production of the famous sulfur sticks, a far from easy task at the time.

With the help of his devoted wife, working side by side and with great sacrifice, they achieved a prosperous economic position that allowed them to build properties and warehouses, one of which is located at 3852 Cangallo Street (Sarandí), Avellaneda, and is currently the Dry Milling Plant.

At the age of 23, his son Juan Carlos Espiñeira Loeda (fourth generation) took over due to his parents’ advanced age. He decided to continue milling various products, incorporating new technologies and machinery. Inheriting the fighting spirit of his grandparents and parents, he opened another wet-phase colloidal milling plant and laboratory at 51 Páez Street in Avellaneda.

Today, this company is a model to be reckoned with. That original activity, which began in a Galician village, moved to Argentina and, since then, through 133 years of honest commercial and industrial history, has perfected and developed new products, providing important services to the community.