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[edit] Barcelona from "Barca"

Never heard of it. It's not mentioned in the wiki article on Barcelona, or in Britannica's article about Barcelona. Suspect it's "OR" (hardly deserves even that description).--91.148.159.4 22:18, 10 June 2007 (UTC)

Go to Google type: Barcelona founder; an article will appear from Advent, an Catholic encyclopedia. It clearly says that Hasdrubal founded that city. Tried to copy the link but somehow it doesn't work. Flamarande 17:00, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Britannica says: "According to tradition Barcelona was founded by either the Phoenicians or the Carthaginians, who had trading posts along the Catalonian coast. It is no longer thought, however, that the city owes its name to the family of the Carthaginian leader Hamilcar Barca." [1] Apparently, the Catholic Encyclopedia is outdated in this respect. --91.148.159.4 13:37, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

Hm, the Britannica doesn't seem to give an alternative or an explanation for that name. The Wiki-article gives a reasonable explanation (somehow you ovelooked the 'history chapter'). Still, might I suggest that you become a little more cautious with an acusation of OR "Suspect it's "OR" (hardly deserves even that description)"? Someone might take offense. Flamarande 21:19, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

The wiki article on Barcelona treats it as a legend, not as a fact. I have come to think that one just can't get enough paranoic about OR on wiki. Phoenician heritage freaks, Hurrian heritage freaks, Sumerian heritage freaks, Atlantis heritage freaks are everywhere. --91.148.159.4 22:40, 23 June 2007 (UTC)