Barcelona
is today one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair/ exhibitions
and cultural-sports centers. It is a major cultural and economic centre
in southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula), 26th in the world (after Moscow,
before Dubai) and a growing
financial centre (Diagonal Mar and Gran Via) Europe's fourth best city for
business and fastest improving European city. Founded as a Roman city,
Barcelona became the capital of the Country of Barcelona.
The
founding of Barcelona is the subject of two different legends. The first
attributes the founding of the city to the mythological Hercules 400 years
before the building of Rome. The second legend attributes the foundation of the
city directly to the historical Carthaginian Hamilcar Barca, father of
Hannibal, who named the city Barcino
after his family in the 3rd century BC. The city was conquered by the Visigoths
in the early 5th century, becoming for a few years the capital of all Hispania.
After being conquered by the Arabs in the early 8th century, it was reconquered
in 801 by Charlemagne's son Louis, who made Barcelona the seat of the
Carolingian "Spanish March" (Marca Hispanica), a buffer zone
ruled by the Count of Barcelona.
FC
Barcelona, founded in 1899 by a group of young foreigners living in Barcelona,
was the result of the increasing popularity of football, and other British
sports, across Europe. These origins have conferred upon the Club its
intercultural identity, multi-sport focus and its deeply-rooted allegiance to
Barcelona and Catalonia. The foundation of the Club coincided with a time when
people were becoming interested in playing sport in Catalonia; this social
context and Catalonia’s idiosyncratic culture led to the creation of a new
model of modern leisure. Joan Gamper, the Club’s founder, was the inspiration
and driving force behind the Club’s first 25 years. His commitment to FC
Barcelona went far beyond his role as player, director and president.
The
resistance of Barcelona toFranco's coup d'état was to have lasting effects
after the defeat of the Republican government. The autonomous institutions of
Catalonia were abolished, and the use of the Catalan language in public life
was suppressed. Barcelona remained the second largest city in Spain, at the
heart of a region which was relatively industrialised and prosperous, despite
the devastation of the civil war. The result was a large-scale immigration from
poorer regions of Spain (particularly Andalusia, Murcia and Galicia), which in
turn led to rapid urbanisation. Barcelona hosted the Olympic Games in 1992,
which helped revitalize the city.
Barcelona
has a long sporting tradition and hosted the highly successful 1992 Summer
Olympics as well as several matches during the 1982 FIFA World Cup. FC
Barcelona is asports club best known worldwide for its football team. One of the largest in the
world and second richest football club in the world.
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around. You can also buy your favorite BARCELONA VS BIBLO – COPA DEL REY FINAL
football match tickets online through this website. The venue and time of this
match is given below.
Date: Friday May
25,2012(21:00)
Venue: Vicente
calderon,Madrid,Spain
