Bac de Roda
«Head» of Catalan Resistence
Francesc Macià i Ambert, better known as Bac de Roda, was a statesman and a militant and as a supporter of the Archduke Charlesof Austria, he wrestled with the company of Osona, a paramilitary unit during the War of Spanish Succession, first against the French troops and later against the Spanish troops, who were engaging in Catalunya.
During the war, he defeated the Bourbon army at Osona, and later also served in the defense of Montjuïc and of Barcelona. Among the leaders of the the Archduke’s supporters, the vigatans, Bac de Roda was appointed captain in the Third Regiment of the Royal Guard.
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Coming out of the station, between Rambla Guipúzcoa and the street Valencia, there is a sporting oasis where you will find a sports centre with swimming pool and squash courts. It also houses the offices of many institutions and federations, as the Federación Catalana de Baloncesto, de Pelota. If you go down, you will find many squares dedicated to female characters: Victoria Kent, of Montserrat Garriga,Maria Antònia Salvà, Mercè Caspir and Soledad Gustavo, where there is the civic centre and the public library.
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