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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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BARCELONA UNDER THE CROWN OF ARAGON
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While Alfonso II of Aragon inherited the Crown of Aragon in 1162 thanks to the marriage in 1137 of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona, Count of Barcelona, with Petronila of Aragon, future Queen of Aragon, the administrations of Aragon and Catalon... |
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VISIGOTHIC BARCHINONA
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At the start of the 5th century, the Western Roman Empire suffered ever more serious attacks at the hands of various Germanic peoples, notably the Goths and the Vandals. Alaric's stepbrother and successor Ataulf led the Visigoths into southern Gaul, ... |
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SUCCESSION WAR
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The momentary peace with the Spanish monarchy did not last long: the death of the childless King Charles II caused a succession dispute that led to the War of Succession (1706-1714), which involved the major European powers (France defender Philippe ... |
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THE FRwidth="130"O DICTATORSHIP
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The support of the city to the forces of the Republic cost him dearly in Barcelona, not only during the three years of war, but during the thirty-six years of dictatorship (1939-1975). The new regime made a political purge that relegated to any perso... |
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PUBLIC SECTOR
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Catalan economy, but since the transition and recovery of self-government, has gained weight. The main contribution to the economy that has made the public sector has been the construction of large infrastructure projects that have allowed commercial... |
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SINCE THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION UNTIL TODAY
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Barcelona's economy historically has relied on trade through its port, also the industrial sector was gaining weight in the nineteenth century after the industrial revolution, especially in the textile sector in the first period to be extended after ... |
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ECONOMIC CRISIS
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The 2008-2010 economic crisis, aggravated by the bursting of the housing bubble, consumption has plummeted, and with it the industrial production has been added to a stagnation of the Catalan economy, despite continuous economic growth the metropolis... |
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CIUTAT VELLA
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Ciutat Vella is a district of Barcelona, numbered District 1. The name means "old city" in Catalan and refers to the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Barcelona, Spain. Ciutat Vella is nestled between the Mediterranean Sea and the neighborhood call... |
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DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
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The graph and table reflect the sharp initial increase, the effect of industry growth and absorption of nearby nuclei, the strong upward trend to the maximum of the 1970 and 1980 and a subsequent decrease in the population which has mostly been absor... |
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