Reus. Plaça de Catalunya. Casa Fàbregas

Square of the most pure Blood quarter on Raval del Pallol (Raval del Pallol), we will go toPlaza Catalunya (Plaça de Catalunya on the map). On the left is the building of the Archaeological Museum, which is named after the Catalan historian and doctor, born in Reus, Salvador Vilaseca (Museu Àrqueological Salvador Vilaseca). Reus. The route of modernism. Catalonia Square. Plaça de Catalunya. Reus modern route.

The mansionCasa fàbregaswas built in 1920 by Josep Bofarull. The house belonged to the businessman and the politician and philanthropist Evariste Paragasu (Evarist Fàbregas). The owner of the house made a significant contribution to the development of urban culture, in particular ,the Palace of the Marquis de Tamarit was bought and reconstructed at his expense, after which the cultural center (Centre de Lecture) was opened there. As an active Republican, Fabregas proclaimed the creation of the Second Republic from the balcony of this building in 1930, and a year later was elected mayor of Reus.

Reus. The route of modernism. Catalonia Square. Casa Fabregas. Casa Fàbregas. Plaça de Catalunya. Reus modern route.

Opposite is a small shady Park, where a monument to the Reus-born poet and playwrightjoaquín María Bartrina (1850-1880), a realist and the founder of the Catalan avant-garde, is installed.

Reus. The route of modernism. Catalonia Square. The Monument To Joaquin Bertino. Joaquín María Bartrin monument. Plaça de Catalunya. Reus modern route.