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CULTURAL REVIVAL
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The economic prosperity and social strength of the Catalan capital favored a revival of Catalan culture, the call Renaixença (Renaissance). The literature was encouraged by the creation of the Jocs Florals (Floral Games), poetry contest sponsored by ... |
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URBAN TRANSFORMATIONS
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Parallel to the industrial processes, Barcelona lived through the nineteenth century a wide range of urban transformation: the center was reorganized with the remodeling of the Plaza de Sant Jaume and Carrer Ferran, Jaume I and Princess, and opened t... |
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INDUSTRIALIZATION
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The Industrial Revolution had a quick implementation in Catalonia, is a pioneer in the country in implementing manufacturing procedures initiated in Britain in the eighteenth century. In 1737 was established in Barcelona the first factory manufacture... |
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FRENCH WAR AND THE END OF THE OLD REGIME
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The events of the French Revolution were widely disseminated in the Catalan capital, near the border with the country France. The counterrevolutionary war begun by Charles IV affected the smooth running of the economy in Barcelona. After the occupati... |
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XIX CENTURY
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The nineteenth century was a great growth for the city, both population and economic and urban development. The plan of expansion and annexation of several adjacent municipalities accounted for a major expansion of the urban perimeter. The process of... |
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