Gothic Quarter in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Carrer Dagueria

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 2023

1. Carrer Dagueria Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Catalá
Carrer Dagueria
En aquest carrer s’hi aplegaven tots els daguers de la ciutat

Esmola que esmola fes dagues, daguer; fes dagues que passin les malles d’acer.
Frederic Soler (Pitarra)

English translation
Dagger Street
On this street were located all of the dagger makers of the city

Sharpen and sharpen your dagger, dagger-maker; your daggers that pass through the mail of steel
Frederic Soler (Pitarra)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine.

Location. 41° 22.992′ N, 2° 10.694′ E. Marker is in Barcelona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in the Gothic Quarter. It is on Carrer de la Dagueria south of Carrer de Jaume I, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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 Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Miquel Llobet i Solés (within shouting distance of this marker); Roman Wall and Defence Towers: Carrer Sots-tinent Navarro (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Francisco Moragas Barret (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Roman Wall and Defense Towers: Carrer Baixada de Caçador (about 90 meters away); Conjunt Monumental de la plaça del Rei / Monumental Ensemble of the Plaça del Rei (about 90 meters away); Baixeras: A Symbolic Monumental School (about 150 meters away); Enric Morera (about 150 meters away); El Call: Carrer de Call (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barcelona.

Also see . . . Frederic Soler at Wikipedia. The marker text includes a quote from him about daggers and dagger-makers. (Submitted on September 12, 2023.)

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 1, 2023

2. Carrer Dagueria Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 12, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 12, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.