from Catalonia Is Not Spain: A Historical Perspective by Simon Harris Chapter 17: Industrial Revolution and Cultural Renaixença Crippled by war, overtaxed and politically strangled by a foreign government, in the 1720s Catalonia had also lost its traditional Mediterranean markets and was in the middle of an economic recession. The Principality’s lack of natural resources, such as…
FC Barcelona Player 1899-1905 and President 1903-04 Arthur Witty Cotton began playing for FC Barcelona soon after the club’s foundation in 1899 and served as the club’s fourth president between 1903 and 1905. Although born in Barcelona, Witty was the son of a Yorkshire businessman, Frederick Witty, who had initially intended to emigrate to Argentina but ended…
Located on the section of the fabulous Passeig de Gràcia in the Dreta de l’Eixample, Five-Star Majestic Hotel & Spa is one of Barcelona’s few Gran Luxe (GL) or Great Luxury establishments. Housed in a historic neoclassical building on the corner of Carrer de Valencia, the Majestic is a short walk down the hill from Gaudí’s La Pedrera…
A Brief History of Ciudadanos (C’s) Although originally a Catalan party, Ciutadans are beginning to win representation and support in the rest of Spain and so also go under the name Ciudadanos and add the epithet Partido de la Ciudadania in Spanish. According to their own definition, they are social democrat, progressive liberal and non-nationalist and claim…
The Most Influential Catalan Painter of the 19th Century Marià Fortuny lived a short and brilliant life and is one of the most brilliant Catalan painters of the 19th century. Had he lived longer, one can only imagine the influence he would have had. Marià Fortuny i Marsal was born in Reus in Southern Catalonia…
The Festival of La Candelera or Candlemas is on February 2nd, 40 days after Christmas. It celebrates the presentation of Jesus at the temple and the purification of his mother, Mary, and is the motive for a number of winter festivals around Catalonia. The purification is an obligatory Jewish ritual based on the offering and blessing…
A Fira de Nadal in the Heart of the Eixample The area outside the Sagrada Família becomes a Christmas postcard thanks to the Fira de Nadal or Christmas Market, which this year will be outside Gaudí’s iconic temple from November 26th to December 23rd. The Sagrada Familia Christmas Market, which was first held in the 1960s, is…
To Barcelona City Centre and Other Destinations In Catalonia and Spain There is a wide choice of Bus Services running from Barcelona Airport to Barcelona City Centre and other destinations around Catalonia and the rest of Spain. Until recently Airport Buses were definitely the best way to get to the city centre if you were arriving at Terminal 1…
Blue Line: Cornellà Centre-Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Metro L5 is one of the city centre’s most used underground railway lines and opened in 1959. The Blue Line runs from Cornellà Centre in the Baix Llobregat, home of RCD Espanyol’s stadium, to Barcelona’s main hospital at Vall d’Hebron. Important Blue Line stops in the city centre include…
Islam on the Iberian Peninsula 711-1492 Al Andalus was the name given to the territory under Muslim control on the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages between the Muslim invasion in 711 and their expulsion in 1492. Led by Tàriq ibn Ziyad and Mussa ibn Nussayr, the Muslim forces disembarked on April 27th 711 Gibraltar…
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