https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/548/Joan_Fiveller_OR.jpg 814f9670bd64977f60588f48c16e2f04 https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/548/Schunk_Kendall_Statue_of_Joan_Fiveller_Audio.m4a 0603ca2b3d453d0843a907673003df54 https://collections.ecu.edu/files/original/20/548/Statue_of_Joan_Fiveller_-_Kendall_Schunk.1.pdf ea8dd413a6f7ac8e9ef65208411e6e94 PDF Text Text Statue of Joan Fiveller The people of Barcelona have a reputation for political activism, something which is demonstrated by the statue of Joan Fiveller found on the exterior of the Adjuntament, the building that houses the government. This statue was created in the 1850’s. According to Robert Hughes’ book, Barcelona: The Great Enchantress, Joan Fiveller was selected over Hercules to represent the concept of civic strength (Hughes 2004: 16). Fiveller served as a counselor of the city, and when the king of Catalunya and Aragon came to visit Barcelona, Joan asserted that the king and his party should pay taxes on the salt cod they consumed while in the city. Though symbolic, this act garnered him the respect of his fellow Catalonians and sparked the long history of political activism in Barcelona (Hughes 2004: 16). This includes the city going dark in 1878 because they refused to pay the municipal tax on gas, and the very successful tram strike of 1951 against the Franco regime. The citizens of Barcelona have always been unafraid of powerful opposition, for example, according to Antonio Elorza’s chapter on “Regional Autonomy and Cultural Authority” the Franco regime’s desire to muffle all aspects of Catalan culture including language and religion, only served to “bring forward a more radical form of nationalism” (Elorza 1995: 330). This theme of political revolutions has helped to shape modern Catalan culture, one of the most influential instances can be found in the introduction of Teresa Vilarós’s chapter, the Setmana Tràgica or tragic week most notably, “the anarchist bombings of the Liceu- Barcelona’s Opera House” (Vilarós 1999: 43). Joan Fiveller’s statue outside of the Adjuntment is a monument that exemplifies the everlasting revolutionary values of Catalan culture. 1 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Digital Barcelona Subject The topic of the resource Sights around Barcelona Description An account of the resource The items (text documents, audio, video) used in the collection were created by the students from Fall 2016 HONS 2011.003: Barcelona: An Urban Cultural history class taught by Dr. Benjamin Fraser. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Benjamin Fraser Irina Swain Camille Kresz Language A language of the resource English, Spanish Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Digital Barcelona Date Created Date of creation of the resource. January 2017 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Irina Swain Camille Kresz Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statue of Joan Fiveller Subject The topic of the resource Statue of Joan Fiveller Description An account of the resource The Statue of Joan Fiveller is located in Barcelona, Spain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kendall Schunk, Benjamin Fraser Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Camille Kresz Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 02/09/2017 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Creative Commons Language A language of the resource English, Spanish Type The nature or genre of the resource Document, Still Image, Sound Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 02/09/2017 Barcelona Kendall Schunk Spain Statue of Joan Fiveller