La Boqueria Market in Barcelona, Spain dates back to what year?
The first mention of La Boqueria Market in Barcelona, Spain dates from 1217, when tables were installed near the old city gate to sell meat. Beginning in December 1470, a pig market was actually held at the site. At the time, it was also called the Mercat Bornet. Later, until 1794, it was known simply as Mercat de la Palla, or the straw market.
In the beginning, the market was not enclosed and had no official status, being regarded simply as an extension of the Plaça Nova market, which extended to the Plaça del Pi. Today, the current name is believed to derive from the Catalan boc, meaning "goat". Therefore, a boqueria would be a place where goat meat is sold.
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Pat Askew
This is a great market for almost anything if you visit Barcelona, which has many markets in and around Las Ramblas. A newer Market, El Born opened in the late 1800s was slated for demolition and they stopped when excavation showed a very old city below. It is now an archeological and historical museum known as Born CCM.
Silvia Levame
Great question about an iconic place in a beloved city. Thank you.
deborahpmercer
Totally new information and very interesting, thanks.
filmnut
I was there for the last Summer Olympics held there in 1992 (The 25th Olympiad). I actually thought it went back further than that, but that was the oldest date in the choices given.
Kent Flodin
Yes, good question. Great market.