PRESÓ MODEL de BARCELONA
BARCELONA'S MODEL PRISON
BARCELONA'S MODEL PRISON
It was inaugurated on June 9, 1904. It was closed on March 6, 2017. 113 years of history. After November 27, 2017 the building will be demolished. The Model prison was designed according to a rationalist approach, with a radial system of galleries. At that time, the prison was located Barcelona's outskirts.
Inaugurada el 9 de Juny del 1904, la presó model de Barcelona, en aquell moment situada a les afores de la ciutat, es va dissenyar seguint unes directrius de caire racionalista, amb un sistema radial de galeries. El 6 e Març del 2017 en va sortir l'últim presoner deixant rera seu 113 anys d'història. El proper 27 de Novembre d'aquest 2017, tancarà definitivament les seves portes i bona part de l'edifici serà enderrocat.
Segon cancell d'accés >< Second gateway |
Locutoris. > |
Convicted prisoners were allowed visits by friends and relatives for 20 minutes two times each month. Press: previously censored. TV, during the Franco dictatorship, only official channel. After dictatorship, only official chanel.
Els presos podien rebre visites d'amics i familiars durant 20 minuts dues vegades al mes. Tenien accés a certa premsa, prèviament censurada.i podien veure la tele; Només TVE.
Quarta Galeria >< Fourth gallery |
Cel.la original >< Original Cell |
Every cell will have a separate toilet but not shower. In each gallery one cell was the common showers, six showers. At time of construction this jail had a capacity of 850 prisoners. At one point had almost 13.000 inmates. In these cells of picture there were 6-8 prisoners. The conditions were appalling and many died or committed suicide due to the poor sanitary conditions and lack of space.
Totes les cel·les disposaven d'un lavabo independent, però no tenien dutxa. A cada galeria, hi havia una cel·la adaptada amb sis dutxes. Quan es va construir la presó tenia una capacitat de 850 presoners. En un moment, hi havia gairebé 13.000 reclusos. A cel·les com les de la imatge hi van arribar a haber-hi 6-8 presoners. Les condicions eren terribles i molts van morir o es van suïcidar a causa de les males condicions sanitàries i la manca d'espai.
Infermeria > |
Every gallery is like a world on its own. Almost self-sufficient. Some cell are adapted as hairdressing, library, classrooms, infirmary ...
Cada galeria era quasi un món autosuficient en ell mateix. Algunes cel·les estan adaptades com a perruqueria, biblioteca, aules, infermeria ...
A large number of political prisoners have been held within these walls since the prison opened its doors in 1904 and it has been the scene of almost 1,000 executions.
In the model prison was executed the last political prisoner of the Franco regime: Salvador Puig Antic. The "garrote vil" was the method used. That was march 2nd 1974.
A la presó model hi han estat tancats, a part dels presos comuns, molts presos polítics, per dir-ne uns quants:
Joan Rull i Queraltó. Anarquista. Executat per garrot vil el 1908
Francesc Ferrer i Guardia. Fundador de l'escola moderna. "Jutjat" a la model. Afusellat a Montjuïc el 1909
Salvador Seguí, "el noi del sucre". Dirigent de la CNT
Lluís Companys, empresonat a la model el 1920, com a advocat. Posteriorment, 1940, ja com a president de la Generalitat va ser entregat per la gestapo a les autoritats franquistes, i afusellat a Montjuïc.
Josep Fortuny. Alcalde de Mollet. Detingut a la model el 1939 i afusellat al camp de la bota.
Salvador Puig Antic. Anarquista. detingut el setembre 1973 i executat el 2 de març de 1974 per garrot vil a la model.