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Spanish War Graves Cemetery Montjuïc

At the Cemetery Montjuïc in Barcelona is the "Fossar de la Pedrera", the largest mass grave of Barcelona. In this quarry cemetery are the victims who were executed at Camp de la Bota between 1939 and 1952. There are also victims of the Civil War and people who were killed in the bombing of northern Spain.

The cemetery also contains the grave of the President of Catalonia Lluis Companys l Jover. The President was captured by the Germans and his execution took place on 15-10-1940 at the Montjuïc cemetery in the Second World War. The grave can be found on the "Fossar de la Pedrera".

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