Barcelona's history

Describe Barcelona's 19th-century industrialization, making it Spain's primary industrial center, and the resulting social stratification.

Explain the cultural Renaixença (Catalan Rebirth) and the parallel rise of modern political Catalanism in response to industrial change and centralism.

Describe the growth of powerful anarchist and socialist labor movements in Barcelona and the escalating social conflicts, such as the 'Tragic Week' of 1909.

Explain the establishment of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931 and the granting of a new Statute of Autonomy for Catalonia.

Describe the failure of the military coup in Barcelona in July 1936, detailing how worker militias (CNT-FAI) defeated the army and seized control of the city.

Describe the social revolution in Barcelona (1936-37), including the collectivization of industry and the dominance of anarchist militias.

Explain the causes and consequences of the 'May Days' of 1937, detailing the street fighting between anarchist/POUM factions and the Republican/Communist forces.

Narrate the final stages of the war for Barcelona, including the aerial bombardments, the city's fall in January 1939, and the subsequent use of Montjuïc Castle for political executions.