Along with Josep Vilaseca i Casanovas he worked towards a modern and international style.

In 1875, as soon as the Barcelona school of architecture opened, he joined it, along with his friend Josep Vilaseca, as a teacher of topography and mineralogy.

No sooner had Domènech graduated than he set out on a tour of Europe in the company of Josep Vilaseca, and was attracted by Prussian architecture.

Gaudí's assistants Domènec Sugrañes i Gras, Josep Canaleta y Joan Rubió also contributed to the renovation project.

Since its founding, there have been 3 rectors: Josep Maria Nadal i Farreras, from 1991 to 2002, Joan Batlle i Grabulosa from 2002 to 2005, and Anna Maria Geli from 2005, still in office.

* Josep Maria Vallès i Casadevall

Catalan nationalism, under the leadership of Prat de la Riba, achieved in 1913 a victory in obtaining partial self-government for the " Commonwealth " ( Catalan: Mancomunitat ; Spanish: Mancomunidad ), a grouping of the four Catalan provinces, presided over first by Prat de la Riba, and later by Josep Puig i Cadafalch ; this was later suppressed in March 1925, during the 1923-1930 dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera.

Some contemporary Catalan authors, such as Josep Pla, Jaume Fàbrega or Eliana Thibaut i Comalada, and others like Colman Andrews, have suggested that, besides Catalonia proper, this cuisine takes in the Balearic and Valencian cuisines, but this opinion is challenged as politicised, and is not widespread, nor is supported by either the Catalan, Balearic or Valencian government.

* Lladonosa i Giró, Josep, The Book of Catalan Kitchen.

* Josep Güell i Guillaumet, musician

Mataró is the birth place of noucentista architect Josep Puig i Cadafalch, who designed the ajuntament ( town hall ) and several other notable buildings in the town:

Of the more recent bishops, Josep Morgades i Gili deserves special mention.

The next Bishop of Vic was Josep Torres i Bages, a man of great culture and learning.

::* Archbishop Josep Sadoc Alemany i Concill, Dominican and first archbishop of San Francisco, California.

The first official excavations started in 1908 and were held by the Junta de Museus de Barcelona and directed by Emili Gandia i Ortega under the instructions of Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Pere Bosch-Gimpera.

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Other influential architects were Lluís Domènech i Montaner and Josep Puig i Cadafalch, and later Josep Maria Jujol and Enrique Nieto.

Highlighting them about all three: Antoni Gaudí, Lluís Domènech i Montaner and Josep Puig i Cadafalch.

* Josep Puig i Cadafalch: was a Catalan nationalist politician and historian.

* Josep Maria Jujol i Gibert, Gaudi's collaborator, creator of the fountain of the Plaça Espanya in Barcelona, and professor of the Escola Superior d ' Arquitectura.

** Josep Romaguera, Catalan author ( d. 1723 )

* Soap operas: Josep Maria Benet i Jornet is the most prolific soap opera author, having penned successful series like Poble Nou ( 1993 – 94 ) and its sequel Rosa ( 1995 – 96 ), Nissaga de Poder ( 1996 – 98 ) and its sequel Nissaga, l ' herència ( 1999 ), Laberint d ' ombres ( 1998-00 ).

Casa Batlló () is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in 1877 and remodelled in the years 1904 – 1906 ; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia ( passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue ), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia ( the " Block of Discord ") in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Spain.

Companys was the son of farmers Josep Companys and Maria Lluïsa de Jover.

In November 1920, he was detained together with Salvador Seguí ( known as El Noi del Sucre ), Martí Barrera, Josep Viadiu, and other trade unionists and was deported to the Castell de la Mola in Mahón, on Menorca.

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de: Josep Carreras

El Mercat de Sant Josep ( more commonly known as La Boqueria ) and Gran Teatre del Liceu ( the Opera House ) are both located here.

The inauguration on April 4, 1847, presented a mixed program including the premieres of José Melchor Gomis ' musical ouverture, a historical play Don Fernando de Antequera by Ventura de la Vega, the ballet La rondeña ( The girl from Ronda ) by Josep Jurch, and a cantata Il regio himene with music by the musical director of the theatre Marià Obiols.

* Alcover, Josep Antoni ( 2001 ): Nous avenços en el coneixement dels ocells fòssils de les Balears.

As the number of tourists grew the development of bars, hotels and other tourist infrastructure spread right around to the other side of San Antonio bay, as far as Cala de Bou which actually lies in the adjacent municipality of Sant Josep de sa Talaia.

Statue of Gaspar de Portolà, by the sculptor Josep Maria Subirachs

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Notícia de Catalunya was to initially be titled Nosaltres els catalans, but it was renamed under Josep Pla's advice, for fear of Francoist censorship.

Le Corbusier designed it with the collaboration of Chilean architect Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente at his 35 rue de Sèvres studio ; the on-site preparation of the construction plans was handled by the office of Josep Lluís Sert, then dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

On his arrival to Barcelona where he was given an official reception by the then Mayor of Barcelona, Josep Maria de Porcioles, in November 1966, he was called Blancanieves (" Snow White ") in the newspaper Tele / Exprés.

Josep Irla i Bosch () ( 24 October 1874 – 19 September 1958 ) was a Catalan politician from Sant Feliu de Guixols.

At age thirteen, he transferred to a school in Barcelona run by his father's card-playing friend Father Mossen Josep, where he remained for three years.

Under Josep Guardiola's Dream Team, powered by La Masia talents such as Lionel Messi, Xavi, and Andrés Iniesta, Barcelona added three straight Liga titles ( 2008 – 09, 2009 – 10, and 2010 – 11 ).

His childhood friends included future FC Barcelona footballers Sagibarba and Josep Samitier.

In 1965, after his studies, he joined the Specialist Office of Barcelona City Council as an economist, work he combined with giving classes in economic theory at the UAB, acting as assistant to the professor, Josep M. Bricall.

Josep Lluís Sert i López () ( 1902 in Barcelona — March 15, 1983 in Barcelona ) was a Spanish Catalan architect and city planner.

Born in Barcelona, he showed keen interest in the works of his painter uncle Josep Maria Sert and of Gaudí.

Josep Puig i Cadafalch () ( Mataró, 17 October 1867 – Barcelona, 21 December 1956 ) was a Catalan Spanish Modernista architect who designed many significant buildings in Barcelona.

Clubs such as Barcelona and Real Madrid often choose to play their wingers on the ' wrong ' flank for this reason ; Barcelona's Josep Guardiola puts left-footed Lionel Messi on the right and Pedro on the left, while Real Madrid's coach Jose Mourinho often plays Ángel di María on the right and Cristiano Ronaldo on the left.

Famous people from La Pobla de Segur include FC Barcelona player Carles Puyol and 22nd President of the European Parliament Josep Borrell.

He scored his final goal for Barcelona in a Spanish Super Cup match on 14 August in a 3 – 1 defeat over Sevilla, and on 25 August, he played his last match for the club against Milan for the Joan Gamper Trophy, after which he claimed to the media that his relationship with coach Josep Guardiola had started deteriorating and that Guardiola had not spoken to him since March.

President Josep Borrell MEP of Spain gave his counterparts a crystal cup created by an artist from Barcelona which had engraved upon it parts of the Charter of Fundamental Rights among other things.

* Josep Lluís Núñez, former president of FC Barcelona

* Barcelona Cathedral ’ s façade: constructed between 1882 and 1913 by Josep Oriol Mestres and August Font i Carreras with a profusion of Gothic style elements.

* Josep Vendrell, Spanish army officer and president of FC Barcelona

Former Spanish captain and current FC Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola, the Romanian Gheorghe Hagi, striker Luca Toni, and Juventus star Andrea Pirlo — born in Brescia — have also spent time in Brescia.

Josep Piqué ( born 21 February 1955 in Vilanova i la Geltrú ) is a Spanish politician of the right-wing Spanish People's Party ( PP ) who represented Barcelona.