The influence of landowners on the configuration of the Eixample of Barcelona: Santa Madrona (Poble-sec) and Paral·lel Avenue

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Town planning, Eixample of Barcelona, Poble-sec neighborhood, Paral·lel Avenue, Associations of Owners, Commission of the Eixample.

Abstract

With the disappearance of the walls of Barcelona, the rustic estates around the city became urban, and their agricultural use changed to another linked to urbanization. The land was divided into spaces where warehouses, small industries and mainly homes were located. The owners of these plots played an important role in the urbanization of the area where they had possessions, first of all by personal initiative, which the Barcelona City Council blessed, and in a second phase in collaboration with this. In this process, the Owners’ Associations played an important role, influencing the City Council and the Eixample Commission. The study of the evolution of the Vallhonrat family estates between 1867 and 1911 and the strategies, actions and ideas of two members of the lineage Joan Vallhonrat Soler and his son Pau Vallhonrat Sadurní allow us to understand the configuration of the expansion of the Poble-sec neighborhood and the construction of Paral·lel avenue.

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Domingo Rúbies, D. (2024). The influence of landowners on the configuration of the Eixample of Barcelona: Santa Madrona (Poble-sec) and Paral·lel Avenue. Butlletí De La Societat Catalana d’Estudis Històrics, (35), 237–279. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/BSCEH/article/view/154381

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No. 35 (2024)

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