Editing Barcelona (section)

=== Recent history ===
{{Main|History of Barcelona|Timeline of Barcelona}}
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The death of Franco in 1975 brought on a period of democratization throughout Spain. Pressure for change was particularly strong in Barcelona, which considered that it had been punished during nearly forty years of Francoism for its support of the Republican government.<ref name="Mock2011">{{cite book |author=Mock, Steven |title=Symbols of Defeat in the Construction of National Identity |url=https://archive.org/details/symbolsofdefeati0000mock |url-access=registration |date=29 December 2011 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-1-139-50352-5 |page=[https://archive.org/details/symbolsofdefeati0000mock/page/n285 274] |access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref> Massive, but peaceful, demonstrations on 11 September 1977 assembled over a million people in the streets of Barcelona to call for the restoration of Catalan autonomy. It was granted less than a month later.<ref name="Friend2012">{{cite book |author=Friend, Julius W. |title=Stateless Nations: Western European Regional Nationalisms and the Old Nations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-SF4-ip95MoC&pg=PA97 |date=19 June 2012 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-0-230-36179-9 |page=97 |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506002356/https://books.google.com/books?id=-SF4-ip95MoC&pg=PA97 |archive-date=6 May 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The development of Barcelona was promoted by two events in 1986: [[History of the European Communities (1973-1993)|Spanish accession to the European Community]], and particularly Barcelona's designation as host city of the [[1992 Summer Olympics]].<ref name="ParkinSharma1999">{{cite book |author1=Parkin, James |author2=D. Sharma |title=Infrastructure Planning |url=https://archive.org/details/infrastructurepl0000park |url-access=registration |date=1 January 1999 |publisher=Thomas Telford |isbn=978-0-7277-2747-3 |page=[https://archive.org/details/infrastructurepl0000park/page/n184 173] |access-date=22 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="AbebeBolton2013">{{cite book |author1=Abebe, Ngiste |author2=Mary Trina Bolton |author3=Maggie Pavelka |author4=Morgan Pierstorff |title=Bidding for Development: How the Olympic Bid Process Can Accelerate Transportation Development |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-4VAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA3 |date=19 November 2013 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-4614-8912-2 |page=3 |access-date=22 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610011724/https://books.google.com/books?id=Y-4VAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA3 |archive-date=10 June 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> The process of [[urban regeneration]] has been rapid, and accompanied by a greatly increased international reputation of the city as a tourist destination. The increased cost of housing has led to a slight decline (−16.6%) in the population over the last two decades of the 20th century as many families move out into the suburbs. This decline has been reversed since 2001, as a new wave of immigration (particularly from Latin America and from [[Morocco]]) has gathered pace.<ref>The proportion of the population born outside of Spain rose from 3.9% in 2001 to 13.9% in 2006. {{cite web |url=http://www.bcn.es/estadistica/catala/dades/inf/guies/bcn.pdf |title=Guies Estadístiques: Barcelona en Xifres |date=November 2006 |publisher=Ajuntament de Barcelona |access-date=26 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220062823/http://www.bcn.es/estadistica/catala/dades/inf/guies/bcn.pdf |archive-date=20 February 2012}}</ref>

In 1987, an [[ETA (separatist group)|ETA]] [[car bomb]]ing at Hipercor [[Hipercor bombing|killed]] 21 people. On 17 August 2017, [[2017 Barcelona attacks|a van was driven into pedestrians on La Rambla]], killing 14 and injuring at least 100, one of whom later died. Other attacks took place elsewhere in Catalonia. The Prime Minister of Spain, [[Mariano Rajoy]], called the attack in Barcelona a [[jihadist]] attack. [[Amaq News Agency]] attributed indirect responsibility for the attack to the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] (ISIL).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-barcelona-victims-idUSKCN1AX24P |title=At least 13 dead in van crash in Barcelona city center: media |date=17 August 2017 |newspaper=Reuters |access-date=19 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820135534/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-barcelona-victims-idUSKCN1AX24P |archive-date=20 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Ward |first1=Victoria |title=Barcelona scene |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/17/van-ploughs-crowd-barcelona1/ |website=telegraph.co.uk |publisher=The Telegraph |access-date=17 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817154958/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/17/van-ploughs-crowd-barcelona1/ |archive-date=17 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40975552 |title=Barcelona and Cambrils: 'Bigger' attacks were prepared |work=BBC News |date=18 August 2017 |access-date=20 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711062317/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-40975552 |archive-date=11 July 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> During the 2010s, Barcelona became the focus city{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} for the ongoing [[Catalan independence movement]], its [[2017–2018 Spanish constitutional crisis|consequent standoff between the regional and national government]] and [[2019–2020 Catalan protests|later protests]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 September 2021 |title=Diez años de Diada mediática |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210911/7713235/diez-anos-diada-mediatica.html |access-date=11 September 2021 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es |archive-date=11 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911073315/https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20210911/7713235/diez-anos-diada-mediatica.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2023, Barcelona was announced as the UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture for the 2024–2026 term. This means it will be the hub for discussion around global challenges including culture, heritage, urban planning and architecture. In addition to being the capital through 2026, it will also host the UIA World Congress of Architects for that year. The honour is befitting of Barcelona, as its history is peppered with architectural achievement and various iconic styles and influences. From its ancient Roman roots, to the Gothic and Modernisme movements, Barcelona has thrived through the way it ties together architecture and culture.<ref>{{Cite web |last=world |first=STIR |title=Barcelona announced as UNESCO-UIA World Capital of Architecture throughout 2026 |url=https://www.stirworld.com/see-news-barcelona-announced-as-unesco-uia-world-capital-of-architecture-throughout-2026 |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=www.stirworld.com |language=English |archive-date=4 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204215207/https://www.stirworld.com/see-news-barcelona-announced-as-unesco-uia-world-capital-of-architecture-throughout-2026 |url-status=live }}</ref>