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El Call in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
 

Antoni Campillo i Matheu

 
 
Antoni Campillo i Matheu Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 18, 2019
1. Antoni Campillo i Matheu Marker
Inscription.  
(Catalan:)

El Rd. Doct.
Antoni
Campillo
i Matheu

1698 - 1779

Illustre historiador
arxiver i diocesà
Visqué i morí en aquest carrer

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(English translation:)

Dr. Antoni Campillo i Matheu (1698-1779), noted historian and diocesan archivist, lived and died on this street.
 
Erected 1963 by Homenatge dels Veïns.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1668.
 
Location. 41° 22.993′ N, 2° 10.35′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in El Call. It is on Carrer de Petritxol, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Carrer de Petritxol 17, Barcelona, Cataluña 08002, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula, in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, a Spanish colony, and the
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Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lluís Millà i Reig (1921-2005) (here, next to this marker); Francesc Salva i Campillo (1751-1828) (within shouting distance of this marker); Montserrat Caballé (within shouting distance of this marker); Portaferrissa - La "Porta Ferriça" / Portaferrissa - The Iron Gate (within shouting distance of this marker); Scala Dei (within shouting distance of this marker); Maurici Serrahima i Bofill (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Angel Guimerá (about 90 meters away); Joan Magriñà i Sanromà (about 90 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.
 
Antoni Campillo i Matheu Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 18, 2019
2. Antoni Campillo i Matheu Marker - wide view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 202 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 15, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
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