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Barcelona remained the second largest city in Spain, at the heart of a region which was relatively industrialised and prosperous, despite the devastation of the civil war. [ 144 ] The result was a large-scale immigration from poorer regions of Spain (particularly Andalucia , Murcia and Galicia ), [ 145 ] which in turn led to rapid urbanisation ...
Furthermore, Barcelona was Europe's fourth best business city and fastest improving European city, with growth improved by 17% per year as of 2009. [ 106 ] Barcelona was the 24th most "livable city" in the world in 2015 according to lifestyle magazine Monocle . [ 107 ]
Barcelona City Hall expanded. [1] 1848 Mataró-Barcelona railway begins operating. [3] Institut Industrial de Catalunya founded. [3] Municipal Archives of Barcelona moves into City Hall. 1849 - La España Industrial el Vapor Nou begins operation in Sants; 1854 City walls dismantled (approximate date). [13] Burning of the Monasteries
City 1 – 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100 1200 1300 1400 1500 1600 1700 1800 Agrigento: 50,000 [163]Athens: 30,000 – 90,000 110,000 25,000
An extensive program of normalization of Catalan language was carried out. Today, Catalonia remains one of the most economically dynamic communities of Spain. The Catalan capital and largest city, Barcelona, is a major international cultural centre and a major tourist destination. In 1992, Barcelona hosted the Summer Olympic Games. [67]
Along with Asturias, Catalonia in general and Barcelona in particular was a center of radical labor agitation, marked by numerous general strikes, assassinations (especially in the late 1910s), and the rise of the pro-anarchist Confederación Nacional del Trabajo (National Confederation of Labour, CNT, founded in Barcelona in 1910). [111]
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Barcelona conquered by the Franks from Muslim control. Establishment of the County of Barcelona. 826: Aissó Revolt against Frankish nobility, devastating and depopulating most of Central Catalonia. 878: Wilfred the Hairy, count of Urgell and Cerdanya becomes count of Barcelona, Girona and Osona. 880: Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll founded. 897