Catalonia’s National Theatre Teatre Nacional de Catalunya Save Located close to Plaça de les Glòries in the District of Sant Martí, the Teatre Nacional de Catalunya is Catalonia’s National Theatre. It comprises two main theatres, the Sala Gran with an audience capacity for 870 spectators, which is laid out like a Greek amphitheatre,and the Sala Petita…
The National Anthem of Catalonia Els Segadors or The Reapers is the official National Anthem of Catalonia and its lyric refers to the events of 1640 known as Corpus de Sang during the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) between Spain, England, France and Austria. The Corpus de Sang or Corpus of Blood took place on Corpus…
FC Barcelona’s Martyr President 1935-36 Josep Sunyol i Garriga – FC Barcelona President 1935-36 Born on July 21st 1898 into a wealthy Barcelona family, Josep Sunyol i Garriga was club president from 1935 to 1936. Sunyol was murdered by nationalist troops in the Sierra de Guadarrama at the start of the Spanish Civil War and…
A Brief History of the Partido Popular Català The Partido Popular Català is not a separate party but rather the delegation of the Spanish Partido Popular in Catalonia and consequently follows the main party line. The Catalan delegation was founded in 1989, when Alianza Popular became Partido Popular and is currently presided by Alicia Sánchez-Camacho. Previous presidents…
The Catalan Festival of Fire The main celebrations for Sant Joan in Barcelona take place on the evening of June 23rd before the public holiday on June 24th on what is known as the Revetlla de Sant Joan in Catalan and the Verbena de San Juan in Spanish. Saint John’s Eve roughly corresponds to the Summer Solstice or Midsummers’…
The table on Catalonia plans for a dialogue in the long-term The table on Catalonia plans a dialogue in the long-term and agrees that there will be meetings every month and the presidents and vice presidents will join every six months as participants admit that the differences and detach the meetings from the budget. La…
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FC Barcelona Legend 1989-94 Born in Frederiksberg, Denmark on June 15th 1964, Michael Laudrup was one of the most elegant and classy players in recent football history and the creative genius of the Dream Team. Speaking personally, as a recent arrival in Barcelona as yet not fully decided which Liga club I would end up supporting,…
FC Barcelona’s First Club-Owned Stadium The Camp del Carrer Indústria, popularly known as L’Escopidora or Spitoon, was the first stadium to be owned by FC Barcelona and was in use between 1909 and 1922. It measured 91 by 52 metres with a capacity for 6,000 spectators and was located between Carrers Indústria (currently Carrer París), Urgell, Villaroel and Londres…
Urban Plans With 2026 In Mind La Sagrada Familia is much more than a building and its surprising and imposing presence is bound to affect the area around it partly because it needs to be viewed from a distance. Furthermore, what remains to be built is the temple’s main facade – The Glory Facade –…
This page lists historical and other events on August 7th in Catalonia and the Catalan-speaking countries as well as a list of births and deaths of well-known Catalans.. Events 1936 – The island of Formentera is occupied by the Republican army, under the orders of Alberto Bayo. 1954 – France: Josep Tarradellas becomes president of the Generalitat in exile,…
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