1931/08/02: Once more last week Catalonians went to the polls and voted their desire for independence from Madrid. In the four Catalonian provinces (Barcelona, Lerida, Tarragona, Gerona) 173,000 voted for autonomy, 2,517 voted against it. It was a 70 to 1 victor...
1519/05/30:
Los reyes D.a Juana y su hijo D. Cárlos I espiden en esta ciudad la cédula de aprobacion de los estatutos del gremio de pintores, para el aumento y perfeccion del arte. Las primeras ordenanzas de este gremio datan de 1296, las segundas de 1301, las...
1439/08/02:
Placing of the foundation stone for the works on the old port with a privilege from Alfonso IV of Barcelona granted the year before. Severe weather three months later destroyed the first construction and the works were suspended; and, although by r...
1492/10/23:
Following the taking of Granada, the Catholic Monarchs arrive at Valldoncella and the following day make a triumphal entrance.
Llegan á Valldoncella los reyes católicos, y en el dia siguiente hacen la entrada triunfal despues de la toma de Gra...
1939/01/25: A lieutenant said to his captain that he needed to get to the city which could be discerned at the foot of Tibidabo, where his regiment was. Why? Because his mother was there, and he wanted to see her after three years of absence caused by the war. H...
