The Fossar de les Moreres (Catalan pronunciation: [fuˈsa ðə ləz muˈɾeɾəs], literally "Grave of the Mulberries") is a memorial square in Barcelona (Catalonia, Spain), adjacent to the basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. The plaza was built over a cemetery where defenders of the city were buried following the Siege of Barcelona at the end of the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714. The plaza features a memorial to the fallen Catalans of the war, with a torch of eternal flame and a heroic poem by Frederic Soler, "El Fossar de les Moreres".
In the aftermath of the War of Spanish Succession, Catalonia suffered a loss of autonomy. The subsequent royal decrees known as the Decretos de Nueva Planta abolished the furs (fueros) of Catalonia as well as institutions that dated back to the time of the Crown of Aragon and beyond. At a later date the public use of the Catalan language was banned for public documents. The Decretos dealt not only with Catalonia, but also with other parts of Spain and the empire as a whole.
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Leonardo Lode | Oct 18, 2017
Famous square in the centre of Barcelona, it is said that in 1714, the Catalans fought alongside the Spaniards, the Catalans were defeated, and the bodies were Underground , at the Fussar de la Mureras
Hugo-Tanel Kaasik | Oct 15, 2017
Pretty original. Nice setting.
JOAN ABELLO | Jun 18, 2017
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F. Salazar | Jan 25, 2018
Lloc de culte per a patriotes de Catalunya. Hauria d'estar millor conservat, però, com el lloc de culte que és i es mereix. Contràriament al que estan dient alguns comentaris aquí NO hi ha enterrat ningú, perquè fa segles que per qüestions de salut pública evidents no es pot enterrar ningú fora dels cementiris. «Al fossar de les moreres, no s'hi enterra cap traïdor, fins perdent nostres banderes serà l'urna de l'honor»
Ygv C | Jan 3, 2018
Espai dedicat als caiguts del 1714 enterrats en l'antic cementiri parroquial de Santa Maria del Mar. El maó roig representa la sang vessada pels defensors. Podem llegir tant al mur com en una placa el poema de Pitarra: "Al fossar de les moreres no s'hi enterra cap traïdor, fins perdent nostres banderes serà l'urna de l'honor". I també hi ha un pebeter amb una flama per honorar-los obra d'Albert Vilaplana. Pebeter amb una flama per honorar-los obra d'Albert Vilaplana. (CAT) "Als morts en defensa de les llibertats i constitucions de Catalunya en el setge de Barcelona" (1713-1714). (CAS) "A los que murieron en defensa de las libertades y constituciones de Catalunya en el sitio de Barcelona" (1713-1714). (ENG) "To those who died defending the rights anc constitutions of Catalonia in the siege of Barcelona" (1713-1714). (FRA) "Aux morts en défense des libertés et des constitucions de Catalogne au siège de Barcelona" (1713-1714).
Rodrigo Cleim | Jun 1, 2018
Linda homenagem aos mortos durante o triste é cruel episódio do regime Franquista. Possui uma chama de fogo eterno fica em uma das laterais da Catedral Nossa Senhora Del Mar.
Carles Madurga | Jul 3, 2018
Història de Catalunya més vigent que mai. Un lloc on es condensa bona part del sentiment que uneix a la majoria de catalans, segons les urnes. Tristesa, ràbia, impotència i dolor, són sentiments que es barregen en aquesta plaça, en recordar el patiment dels avantpassats que hi tenim enterrats per la mateixa causa que ara tenim dirigents a la presó.
gustavo de Nobrega | Jul 26, 2018
Al Fossar de les Moreres no s'hi enterra cap traïdor, fins perdent nostres banderes serà l'urna de l'honor. Serafí Pitarra
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