Catalans Recast Spanish History in Drive for Independence
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In a former market hall in Barcelona, Catalans are busy championing a historic defeat.
A museum and cultural center built around the 300-year-old ruins of the city aims to educate visitors about the 1714 siege during the War of Spanish Succession. The battle lasted more than a year and destroyed the old neighborhood amid “epic and heroic resistance,” according to the center’s pamphlet.