La Merce

La Merce: Festival of Barcelona

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September 23rd 2011
This weekend is the weekend of La Merce in Barcelona. La Merce is the biggest festival in the city of Barcelona and is celebrated with concerts, dancing, and other Catalonian festivities. My roommate, Christian, and a lot of the Santa Clara guys went to Ibiza this weekend instead. I wanted to stay in Barcelona this weekend though because this festival is very important to Barcelona- and it's ... 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