History

The reality behind the urban legend: Barcelona rejected three proposals for Eiffel-style towers
Barcelona

The reality behind the urban legend: Barcelona rejected three proposals for Eiffel-style towers

Jordi Palmer
The fourth phase
Editorial

The fourth phase

José Antich
Six decades on, Terrassa searches for children "stolen" after disastrous city flood of 1962
Barcelona

Six decades on, Terrassa searches for children "stolen" after disastrous city flood of 1962

Jordi Palmer
The unexpected connection with Lenin in a unique Barcelona monument
Barcelona

The unexpected connection with Lenin in a unique Barcelona monument

Jordi Palmer
The two Catalans, deliberately hidden, who founded Real Madrid
History

The two Catalans, deliberately hidden, who founded Real Madrid

Marc Pons
Fragments of Christ's 'True Cross' and the Virgin Mary's milk: astonishing relics held in Barcelona
Barcelona

Fragments of Christ's 'True Cross' and the Virgin Mary's milk: astonishing relics held in Barcelona

Jordi Palmer
Hernando, history and the bombardments of Catalonia
Editorial

Hernando, history and the bombardments of Catalonia

José Antich
Catalonia, the day after the 23-F
Editorial

Catalonia, the day after the 23-F

José Antich
Former Spanish soldier: "An amnesty is legal, they gave me one, and under the 1978 Constitution"
Amnesty

Former Spanish soldier: "An amnesty is legal, they gave me one, and under the 1978 Constitution"

Joan Antoni Guerrero Vall
Supermarket above and Roman ruins below: old and new "coexist" in a Catalan seaside town
Archaeology

Supermarket above and Roman ruins below: old and new "coexist" in a Catalan seaside town

Jordi Palmer
Two more skeletons and a Roman grave complex unearthed in Barcelona's Via Laietana
Barcelona

Two more skeletons and a Roman grave complex unearthed in Barcelona's Via Laietana

Jordi Palmer / El Nacional
Barcelona's museums open their doors after dark: the Night of the Museums returns
Museums

Barcelona's museums open their doors after dark: the Night of the Museums returns

Marta Gambín
Colombian president Petro denounces Spain's colonialism in front of Sánchez
Colombia

Colombian president Petro denounces Spain's colonialism in front of Sánchez

Abel Degà
Pinotxo bar surprisingly reopens, after family disputes seemed to close it for good
Barcelona

Pinotxo bar surprisingly reopens, after family disputes seemed to close it for good

Victor Antich
The new Catalan law of Memory: fines for glorifying Francoism, a homage to the Republic
Democratic memory

The new Catalan law of Memory: fines for glorifying Francoism, a homage to the Republic

Nicolas Tomás
DNA confirms find of remains of Cipriano Martos, murdered by Spanish Civil Guard in 1973
Historical memory

DNA confirms find of remains of Cipriano Martos, murdered by Spanish Civil Guard in 1973

Quim Riera Guitart
Via Laietana road works reveal skeleton of Barcelona resident from 1,500 years ago
Archaeology

Via Laietana road works reveal skeleton of Barcelona resident from 1,500 years ago

Jordi Palmer
Emmanuel Macron: "There is a permanent dialectic between the Spanish and Catalan questions"
Spanish-French Summit

Emmanuel Macron: "There is a permanent dialectic between the Spanish and Catalan questions"

Lluís Bou
The night Pelé lost against the Barça of Kubala
Football stories

The night Pelé lost against the Barça of Kubala

Pep Antoni Roig
Joan Manuel Serrat, the life of a Catalan musical legend told through his albums
Music

Joan Manuel Serrat, the life of a Catalan musical legend told through his albums

Oriol Rodríguez
The disappearance of emblematic establishments
Editorial

The disappearance of emblematic establishments

José Antich
Burglars break in to Catalonia's Poblet Monastery and open archive safe but take nothing
World heritage site

Burglars break in to Catalonia's Poblet Monastery and open archive safe but take nothing

Guillem RS
Mariano Sánchez Soler: "It wasn't Catalan independentism that woke up the Spanish far right"
Interview

Mariano Sánchez Soler: "It wasn't Catalan independentism that woke up the Spanish far right"

Antoni Maria Piqué
Spain's Civil Guard admits error in referring to anti-Franco resistance as "rebels"
Francoism

Spain's Civil Guard admits error in referring to anti-Franco resistance as "rebels"

Nura Portella
Of that 1982, nothing remains
Editorial

Of that 1982, nothing remains

José Antich
The day that Elizabeth II learned what England and Catalonia have in common
British Monarchy

The day that Elizabeth II learned what England and Catalonia have in common

Lluís Bou
Yet again, memorial denouncing Franco-era torture site in Barcelona is vandalized
Democratic memory

Yet again, memorial denouncing Franco-era torture site in Barcelona is vandalized

Jordi Tubella
Why call it Crown of Aragon? Let's say: Catalan Crown (Part II)
History

Why call it Crown of Aragon? Let's say: Catalan Crown (Part II)

Marc Pons
Why call it Crown of Aragon? Let's say: Catalan Crown (Part I)
History

Why call it Crown of Aragon? Let's say: Catalan Crown (Part I)

Marc Pons
Where and when did the Catalan language emerge?
History

Where and when did the Catalan language emerge?

Marc Pons
'Frankfurter' warns of the rise of colonialist glorification in Spain (unlike Portugal)
Portugal

'Frankfurter' warns of the rise of colonialist glorification in Spain (unlike Portugal)

Lluís Bou
'So that the effect is achieved and the care is noticed'
Editorial

'So that the effect is achieved and the care is noticed'

José Antich
Monarchy or republic: what do Catalans want?
Day of the Republic

Monarchy or republic: what do Catalans want?

Berto Sagrera
Zelensky: "What Russia is doing is like the Spanish Civil War attack on Gernika"
Ukraine

Zelensky: "What Russia is doing is like the Spanish Civil War attack on Gernika"

Nicolas Tomás
Why did Aran, with Occitan cultural roots, become part of the Catalan world?
History

Why did Aran, with Occitan cultural roots, become part of the Catalan world?

Marc Pons
Obrador proposes a "pause" in Mexico's relations with Spain: "Let them apologise"
International relations

Obrador proposes a "pause" in Mexico's relations with Spain: "Let them apologise"

Abel Degà
Exhumation of crypts in Spain's Valle de los Caídos, halted by a judge
Historical Memory

Exhumation of crypts in Spain's Valle de los Caídos, halted by a judge

Aina Sanllehí
A surprising undersea find, 900 years later
History

A surprising undersea find, 900 years later

Anna Solé Sans
Catalan president says Spain continues to attack, 81 years after predecessor was killed
Lluís Companys

Catalan president says Spain continues to attack, 81 years after predecessor was killed

Carme Rocamora
Why did the Catalans go to Sardinia?
History

Why did the Catalans go to Sardinia?

Marc Pons
Why call it the Crown of Aragon when we could call it the Catalan Crown? (I)
History

Why call it the Crown of Aragon when we could call it the Catalan Crown? (I)

Marc Pons
Mexico apologizes for the "Spanish military occupation" of Tenochtitlan
Conquest

Mexico apologizes for the "Spanish military occupation" of Tenochtitlan

Lluís Bou
In Barcelona, football is culture and you can play in the museum
Exhibitions

In Barcelona, football is culture and you can play in the museum

Oriol Rodríguez
A colonial enclave called Ifni: Spain's forgotten African war of 1957
Colonialism

A colonial enclave called Ifni: Spain's forgotten African war of 1957

Gustau Nerín
Treaty of the Pyrenees: a natural frontier or an enormous lie?
History

Treaty of the Pyrenees: a natural frontier or an enormous lie?

Marc Pons
20 years since Juan Carlos's lie: "The Spanish language has never been imposed"
Sant Jordi

20 years since Juan Carlos's lie: "The Spanish language has never been imposed"

Núria Casas
Inscribed tombstone from ancient Jewish necropolis found on Barcelona's Montjuïc
Barcelona

Inscribed tombstone from ancient Jewish necropolis found on Barcelona's Montjuïc

Lluís Bou
"Three days in April": Palau Robert recalls the 1931 Catalan Republic, 90 years on
Exhibition

"Three days in April": Palau Robert recalls the 1931 Catalan Republic, 90 years on

Joan Safont Plumed