Part Alta in Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Josep Alsina Amorós

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 8, 2023

1. Josep Alsina Amorós Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Aquí visqué Josep Alsina Amorós
Nascut 1909
Exiliat Deportat 1941
Mauthausen assassinat 31.7.1942

English translation
Here lived Josep Alsina Amorós
Born in 1909
Exiled and deported in 1941
Murdered at Mauthausen on July 31, 1942
Illegible text

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Stolpersteine series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 41° 7.057′ N, 1° 15.411′ E. Marker is in Tarragona, Cataluña (Catalonia). It is in Part Alta. It is on Carrer Major 4 kilometers north of Carrer dels Cavallers, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: C/ Major 16, Tarragona, Cataluña 43003, 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.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Casa del General / House of the General (a few steps from this marker); Antoni Rovira i Virgili (a few steps from this marker); Ángel Barceló Vallvé (a few steps from this marker); Antic Ajuntament / Former City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Fray Francisco Iglesias i Doménech (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Bonaventura Hernández i Sanahuja (about 90 meters away); Sant Agapito Bis (about 120 meters away); Antonio Martí y Franqués (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tarragona.

Also see . . .
1. Monument to the Dead of Mauthausen from Tarragona. This page (in Spanish) gives information on a monument at Mauthausen to those killed there from Tarragona, Spain. (Submitted on December 25, 2023.)

2. Mauthausen concentration camp. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on March 9, 2026, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Additional keywords. Stolperstein

Photographed by J. Makali Bruton, August 8, 2023

2. Josep Alsina Amorós Marker

The marker is embedded into the street and hard to see, but is barely visible in this view near a person looking towards the right, presumably at their cellphone.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 25, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 122 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 25, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia.