Map of the city of Castellón de la Plana, drawn by Benito Chías y Carbó, provided and revised by the City Council, and published by A. Martín Editor in 1918. It is currently part of the National Geographic Institute's Map Library.
At the beginning of the 20th century, Castellón still remained a compact city, with the historic centre around the Plaza de la Constitución (today's Plaza Mayor) and the Fadrí tower. In the second half of the 19th century, the city had already expanded westwards (at the top of the map), mainly thanks to the inauguration of the Northern railway station in 1862. To welcome travellers, six years later the creation of the Ribalta park began between the station and the centre, which is still Castellón's main urban park.
To the north and south of the urban layout, market gardens still occupied a significant part of the municipal territory, reflecting the importance of irrigated agriculture in the economy, together with a still incipient ceramics industry.
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