[6] The interior of the factory contains the remains of the Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Victoria (Our Lady of the Victory) of the 15th century, which belonged to the Order of Hieronymites.

[7] The origins of the company began in 1812, the year in which Gregorio Mirat installed a starch factory in Salamanca (Spain).

Juan Casimiro applied knowledge acquired on his trip to France and in 1876, the company started to export abroad.

Inside the workshops of the factory there is the Convent of Nuestra Señora de la Victoria (Our Lady of the Victory) which belonged to the Order of Saint Jerome, which was founded in 1490[8] and after three centuries of prosperity was destroyed by French troops during the Peninsular War.

After unsuccessful industrial experiences that demolished the main part of the building the area finally fell into Mirat family hands.