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September 11, the National Day of Catalonia

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 the day when, after 14 months of siege, was made a point and followed in a story …

Barcelona walls: Baluard del Migdia

by Lourdes Reixach

One of the most important historical moments in the city was the final attack of the Bourbon troops during the siege of Barcelona, on September 11, 1714. This day, today commemorated as the National Day of Catalonia, left many heroic episodes, and often not very well known. One of them …