1713July 1713–11 September 1714 · Barcelona
Siege and fall of Barcelona
In the War of the Spanish Succession Barcelona backed the Habsburg claimant, and when its allies made peace the city fought on alone. Bourbon French and Spanish troops besieged it for fourteen months and stormed it on 11 September 1714. Philip V then abolished Catalonia's own institutions and built a fortress, the Ciutadella, over a demolished district. 11 September is now Catalonia's national day.
Sites
- Site 1: El Born Centre de Cultura i MemòriaExcavated streets and houses of the district razed after the siege, under an iron market hall.Map ↗
- Site 2: Fossar de les MoreresA square over the graveyard of the city's defenders, with an eternal flame.Map ↗
- Site 3: Parc de la CiutadellaPark laid out on the site of the fortress built to control the city.Map ↗
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