Rambles
La Rambla, as the name suggests , was a torrent where the water went down when the rains were abundant . This torrent was named Riera d'en Malla or Cagadell . With the walls of the fifteenth century the stream was diverted and instead of it they began to build monasteries which were burned by the 1835. Instead they placed public spaces such as the Liceu , the Boqueria and the Plaça Reial .
There is evidence that in 1472 and earlier, medieval tournaments were played in La Rambla: knights jousting, crossbow shooting competitions and parades on horseback to celebrate any holiday. One of the most important parades was the one with the governants of Barcelona, called "consellers", on New Year's Day . The parade of " Ninou " was led by directors riding , preceded by drums and trumpets, and followed by knights and citizens. These Rambla wasn't the same Rambla that we find nowadays, with the current shops, craft workshops , convents , gardens and farmers' stalls and other fairs that became la Rambla in a large market where there was everything. The intense activity ,and the fact that La Rambla was the longest street in Barcelona , this street became the favorite street of Barcelona citizens .
There is evidence that in 1472 and earlier, medieval tournaments were played in La Rambla: knights jousting, crossbow shooting competitions and parades on horseback to celebrate any holiday. One of the most important parades was the one with the governants of Barcelona, called "consellers", on New Year's Day . The parade of " Ninou " was led by directors riding , preceded by drums and trumpets, and followed by knights and citizens. These Rambla wasn't the same Rambla that we find nowadays, with the current shops, craft workshops , convents , gardens and farmers' stalls and other fairs that became la Rambla in a large market where there was everything. The intense activity ,and the fact that La Rambla was the longest street in Barcelona , this street became the favorite street of Barcelona citizens .
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Les Rambles
La Rambla, el seu nom ens ho indica, era un rial per on, a temporades, hi baixava aigua quan les pluges eren abundants. Aquest rial es deia Riera d'en Malla o Cagadell. Amb la muralla del segle XV la riera es va desviar, i al seu lloc s'hi van començar a construir convents, que van ser cremats al 1835 per la crema de convents. En el seu lloc s'hi van ubicar espais públics com el Liceu, la Boqueria o la plaça Reial.
Hi ha constància que al 1472 i probablement abans, es celebraven torneigs “esportius”, justes entre cavallers, concursos de tir de ballesta i desfilades a cavall per celebrar alguna festivitat. Entre totes aquestes desfilades destacava, per la seva solemnitat, la dels consellers de Barcelona el dia d’any nou. La cavalcada de “Ninou” era encapçalada pels consellers a cavall, precedits pels tambors i les trompetes de la ciutat, i seguits per un seguici de cavallers i ciutadans. Aquesta Rambla no tenia res a veure amb l’actual: botigues, tallers d’artesans, convents, horts i parades de pagesos i altres fires convertien La Rambla en un gran mercat on hi havia de tot. Aquesta activitat intensa, juntament amb el fet de que La Rambla era el carrer més llarg i ample de la Barcelona de l'època, va convertir el carrer en el favorit dels barcelonins.
Hi ha constància que al 1472 i probablement abans, es celebraven torneigs “esportius”, justes entre cavallers, concursos de tir de ballesta i desfilades a cavall per celebrar alguna festivitat. Entre totes aquestes desfilades destacava, per la seva solemnitat, la dels consellers de Barcelona el dia d’any nou. La cavalcada de “Ninou” era encapçalada pels consellers a cavall, precedits pels tambors i les trompetes de la ciutat, i seguits per un seguici de cavallers i ciutadans. Aquesta Rambla no tenia res a veure amb l’actual: botigues, tallers d’artesans, convents, horts i parades de pagesos i altres fires convertien La Rambla en un gran mercat on hi havia de tot. Aquesta activitat intensa, juntament amb el fet de que La Rambla era el carrer més llarg i ample de la Barcelona de l'època, va convertir el carrer en el favorit dels barcelonins.