Editing Montjuïc (section)

==Description==
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[[File:Spain.Catalonia.Barcelona.Vista.Panoramica.Montjuic.2023.jpg|600px|thumb|center|Picture of Montjuïc taken from the Finestrelles scenic viewpoint.]]

Barcelona's Montjuïc is a broad shallow [[hill]] with a relatively flat top overlooking the [[harbour]], to the southwest of the city centre.  The eastern side of the hill is almost a sheer cliff, giving it a commanding view over the city's harbour immediately below.  The top of the hill (a height of 184.8 m) was the site of several [[fortification]]s, the latest of which (the [[Montjuïc Castle (Barcelona)|Castle of Montjuïc]]) remains today.  The fortress largely dates from the 17th century, with 18th-century additions.

In 1842, the garrison (loyal to the [[Madrid]] government) shelled parts of the city.  It served as a prison, often holding political prisoners, until the time of [[Francisco Franco|General Franco]]. The castle was also the site of numerous executions. In 1897, an incident popularly known as the [[Montjuïc trial]] prompted the execution of [[anarchist]] supporters and led to a severe repression of the struggle for workers' rights.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} During this era, "Montjuïc" was synonymous with barbarism based on the torture of anarchists and others imprisoned there.<ref name="Tone2006">{{cite book|last=Tone|first=John Lawrence|title=War and Genocide in Cuba, 1895-1898|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wv5KHk2_dsC&pg=PA230|year=2006|publisher=University of North Carolina Press|isbn=978-0-8078-3006-2|page=230}}</ref>

On different occasions during the [[Spanish Civil War]], both Nationalists and Republicans were executed there, each at the time when the site was held by their opponents. The former president of the [[Generalitat de Catalunya]] [[Lluís Companys]] was also executed there in 1940, having been extradited to the Franco government by the [[Nazis]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}