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Barcelona History
- Today the area of Catalonia, which has Barcelona at its heart, is a semi-autonomous region, but it has had to endure a long and arduous journey in order to get to this position. In the first millennium BC the Laeitani people inhabited the lands in the region surrounding Barcelona. In approximately 230 BC the Carthagians arrived from Southern Spain and began to develop the city to make Barcelona into the place it is today. They were the ones who gave Barcelona its name, calling it Barcino, after Hamil Barca, a general who led his band of elephants over the Pyrenees to attack Rome. However, in 197 BC Rome retaliated and invaded Spain, destroying both the Carthagians and Laeitani peoples, and creating an administrative centre in the area. They ruled the country for another 600 years. From the first century CE Christianity began to spread throughout the region. When the Roman Empire fell the Visgoths from Toulouse took over the running of the country in 476 CE, making Barcelona their capital temporarily. In 713 CE the Moors invaded Spain, however period of rule was only brief in Catalonia, as following their defeat by the Franks in 801 CE, they moved their power base to the south of Spain and Barcelona was turned over to Franconian rule.
In 878 CE Guifré el Pelós, the Count of Barcelona established the dynasty of the Counts of Barcelona that would go on to last for 500 years. In 897 CE Guifré el Pelós died in battle, and his heir took over. In 988 CE Barcelona declared themselves as an independent state and in the 1000s Ramon Berenguer I established the first constitutional government in Europe. In the succeeding generations Catalonia captured vast amounts of land in Europe, and as a result of which its wealth grew rapidly due to the increased trade opportunities.
The period between the late 1200s to the 1400s was a time of great development in the city, during which time many of its phenomenal architectural masterpieces were begun, such as the Barcelona Cathedral and other grand Gothic palaces. During this time the city built up a reputation of being a cultural centre of art, science and academia, and in 1359 the Catalan Parliament was officially set up. In 1469 the marriage of Ferdinand of Aragón-Catalonia to Isabella of Castille united the country into one Spanish state. The Catholic monarchs of Castile expelled all Jews from Spain during the Spanish Inquisition, in which Barcelona was badly affected, as it lost a large part of its population.
In 1640 with Spain and France embroiled in the Thirty Years’ War, Catalonia again proclaimed itself an independent state. However in 1651 Spanish troops invaded Barcelona. France continued to fight with Spain over control of the area, and in 1714 Philip V of France conquered the area and plundered Barcelona. The city’s privileges were removed and the Ciutadella fortress was built to control the inhabitants. Throughout the 1800s Barcelona went through industrialisation, and Eixample, a new refined area, was built, with wide avenues and great mansions. During this time the Renaissance movement was sweeping Europe, and resulted in a revival in art and culture. With the industrialisation came a new disparity between the classes, this resulted in creating a scene of social unrest which was characterised by strikes and violence. Industrialists sought for Catalonian independence as a way of freeing themselves from Madrid.
In 1931 the Second Republic was set up in Spain, and Catalonia regained its independence. A rebel faction of nationalists opposed the new government, and this resulted in 1936 with the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Barcelona fell to General Franco in 1939, and suffered heavily as a result of its defeat. However in the following years the city began to recover, as people moved to the area in droves from poorer parts of Spain in search of work. The city has continued to thrive to this day, and the city’s hosting of the 1992 Olympic games has only served to increase this.
