On September 11, the National Day of Catalonia is celebrated. The reason for this celebration is often simplified by saying that Catalans celebrate a defeat but, in reality, what we do is commemorate …
History
The birth of Empúries
In a natural bay between the rivers Ter and Fluvià there is the monumental complex of Empúries, about 30 hectares where the remains of a Greek city and another from romans are preserved. It seems …
The Barcelona Aqueduct
In 1938 Barcelona was heavily bombed and many parts of the city were badly damaged. Once the Civil War ended, during the 1940s, the restructuring of the area around the cathedral began to make way …
Expulsion of Jews from the Hispanics Kingdoms
On March 31, 1492, the Decree of the Alhambra was signed in Granada. It established the expulsion of Jews from the Hispanic kingdoms. The edict of expulsion by the Jews from the Crown of Castile was …
The fondation of Barcino
The Romans founded Barcelona in the first century BC, and although it was not the capital of any Roman province, Barcino had the city and Roman title. This meant that its citizens had the same rights …