Fossar de les Moreres

E48717

Fossar de les Moreres is a historic square and former cemetery in Barcelona that serves as a powerful memorial to the defenders of the city who fell during the 1714 Siege of Barcelona.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
“Al Fossar de les Moreres” 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former cemetery
public square
war memorial
adjacentTo Basilica of Santa Maria del Mar
commemorates defenders of Barcelona in the War of the Spanish Succession
defenders who died in the 1714 Siege of Barcelona
coordinateLocation 41.383°N 2.183°E
country Spain
culturalSignificance site of collective memory for 1714 defeat
symbol of Catalan resistance
formerFunction parish cemetery of Santa Maria del Mar
hasInscription “Al fossar de les Moreres no s’hi enterra cap traïdor”
hasInscriptionLanguage Catalan
hasLanguage Catalan
hasPart commemorative poem inscription
eternal flame
memorial sculpture
paved plaza
hasPoem Fossar de les Moreres self-linksurface differs
surface form: “Al Fossar de les Moreres”
hasTypeOfFlame eternal flame of remembrance
hasUse ceremonial space
memorial square
site of political commemoration
heritageDesignation Bien de Interés Cultural
surface form: Bien Cultural de Interés Local
inception 18th century
locatedIn Barcelona
Catalonia
Ciutat Vella
district of Sant Pere, Santa Caterina i la Ribera
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
material metal sculpture
stone paving
namedAfter former cemetery of mulberry trees
near El Born Centre de Cultura i Memòria
El Born neighbourhood
openToPublic yes
ownedBy City Council of Barcelona
poemAuthor Frederic Soler
politicallyAssociatedWith Catalan independence movement
Catalan independence movement
surface form: Catalan nationalism
significantEvent Siege of Barcelona (1713–1714)
surface form: 1714 Siege of Barcelona

War of the Spanish Succession
annual National Day of Catalonia commemorations
touristAttraction yes
usedFor National Day of Catalonia ceremonies
homages to fallen Catalan soldiers

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Diada hasCentralVenue Fossar de les Moreres
Fossar de les Moreres hasPoem Fossar de les Moreres self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: “Al Fossar de les Moreres”
National Day of Catalonia mainCommemorativeSite Fossar de les Moreres