Castell de Montjuic

Built atop the ancient Jewish cemetery (hence the name "Montjuic"), which means "Mount of the Jews". In the 20th century, Franco made the Castell de Montjuic one of his "interrogation" headquarters; somewhere deep in the recesses of the structure, his beneméritos ("honorable ones," a.k.a. the militia) are believed to have shot Catalunya's former president, Lluís Companys, in 1941.

We're in Barcelona

November 2nd 2003
Barcelona is Spain's second city and the capital of the proud and distinct region of Catalunya. The Ramblas is two different streets by day and by night. We stroll it from top to bottom, there is plenty of street entertainment going on all day & night. We took the cable car up to Montjuic (mon-joo-EEK) for a commanding view of Barcelona and its harbour. We spent 5 days in Barcelona and saw and t ... read more

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more

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