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Watchtower on Montjuic Castle, Barceloona, Spain. Watchtower on Montjuic Castle, Barceloona, Spain.

DWP Catalogue No: BM004

Caption: Montjuïc Castle (Catalan: Castell de Montjuïc, Spanish: Castillo de Montjuich) is an old military fortress, with roots dating back from 1640, built on top of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The foundation stone for the basic fortification was laid out in 1640, but the castle was much rebuilt over the centuries. The castle is infamous in Catalan history because of the execution there upon orders from the Spanish State of Lluís Companys, president of the Generalitat of Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War.

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