VILLANUEVA Y GELTRU, a seaport of north-eastern Spain, in the province of Barcelona ; on the Barcelona-Tarragona section of the coast railway. Pop. (1930) 16,400. Villanueva is a busy modern town, with manufactures of cotton, woollen and linen goods, and of paper. It has also iron foundries and an important agricultural trade. The harbour affords safe and deep anchorage; it is a lifeboat station and the headquarters of a large fishing fleet. The coasting trade is also considerable. Villanueva
has a museum, founded by the Catalan poet and historian, Victor Balaguer (1824-1901), which contains a large library, including not only numerous historical works but also many valuable mss.