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Spain 2023 – Barcelona VI

By Studia in Spain on 27/05/2023.

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Caixa de Pensions i d’Estalvis, Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Isabella I Isabel Ysabel, Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Queen of Spain, 1451 – 1504 – also known as Isabella the Catholic

Statue of Lluís Millet, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer Palau de la Música, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Lluís Millet i Pagès (18 April 1867 in El Masnou – 7 December 1941 in Barcelona) was a Spanish Catalan composer & musician.

Ticket Office, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer de Ramon Mas, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

“Carmela”, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate Pillar, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer d’Amadeu Vives, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Tower, Palau de la Música Catalana, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Corner Window, Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate Doorway, 37 Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Door, 35 Via Laietana, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Catedral de la Santa Creu i Santa Eulàlia, Placita de la Seu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Ornate sign Gate, Gaudi Exhibition Centre, Placita de la Seu, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Roman Remnants, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Old Roman aqueduct and tower.

Artwork, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Religious Shrine, Plaça Nova, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Entrance, Carrer de Santa Llúcia, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Door, Palau Episcopal de Barcelona, Carrer del Bisbe, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

Monument to the Heroes of 1809 (Monument to the Martyrs of Independence), Plaça Garriga i Bachs, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

During the Peninsula War (1807 – 1814) Barcelona was occupied by Napoleon’s army and converted into a military stronghold. On the 12th of May 1809, an estimated 8,000 citizens attempted to overthrow the French troops. The uprising was quickly quashed and the organizers were rounded up and captured. On June 2nd, eighteen conspirators were tried by a military court. Five of the accused were found guilty and executed in front of Barcelona’s Citadel.

As the executions took place, three men rang the bells of Barcelona Cathedral hoping to provoke a second revolt. French soldiers blockaded the cathedral where the rebels held out for three days before being taken prisoner and finally executed.

A plaque on the base of the monument is engraved with the names of the eight martyrs.

Father Juan Gallifa, Dr. Joaquim Pou,
Juan Massana, Salvador Aulet,
Jose Navarro, Pedro Lastortras,
Julian Portet and Ramon Mas.
Sacrificed their lives
For God, homeland and the King
The grateful city
In perpetual memory
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