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Barcelona
The capital city of Catalonia (Spain)
a large city in northeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the region of Catalonia. Seaport city (pop., 2001: city, 1,503,884; metro. area, 3,765,994), capital of Catalonia autonomous region, northeastern Spain. Spain's largest port and second largest city, it is the country's principal industrial and commercial centre, as well as a major cultural centre. Traditionally said to have been founded in the 3rd century BC by the Carthaginian Hamilcar Barca (270?-229/28), for whom it may have been named, it was later ruled by the Romans and Visigoths. It was captured by the Moors AD 715, but it was retaken by the Franks under Charlemagne in 801 and made the capital of the Spanish March (Catalonia). After Catalonia united with Aragon in 1137, Barcelona became a flourishing commercial centre and the rival of Italian ports. In the 19th century it was a cauldron for radical social movements and Catalonian separatism. It was the loyalist capital in 1937-39 during the Spanish Civil War; its capture by Francisco Franco brought the collapse of Catalonian resistance and Catalonia's reintegration into Spain. Modern Barcelona is known for its handsome architecture, including buildings by Antoni Gaudí. It is a Catalan educational and cultural centre. It hosted the 1992 Summer Olympic Games
A Spanish port and the capital of Catalonia
{i} city in northeast Spain
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