In Horta-Guinardó, the popular name of Plaça de l’Esvoranc in the neighbourhood of El Carmel is now official, preserving the memory of the sinkhole that opened up in 2005 as a result of the work on the metro system here.

In Sant Andreu, approval has been given to the name of Plaça de L’Avenç del Sport for the newly created space between C/ Virgili and Rambal de l’Onze de Setembre.

In Sant Martí, approval has been given to change the name of Plaça de Theolongo Bacchio to Plaça de Gerda Taro, affirming the figure of the photographer, one of the first women to work as a war photojournalist during the Spanish Civil War.

In the neighbourhood of El Parc i la Llacuna de Poblenou, a new space between C/ Sancho de Ávila and C/ Tànger will be named Plaça de Felicitat Duce, recognising this pioneering seamstress in the democratisation of teaching fashion and in equality in this sector early in the 20^th century.

Other changes, caused by the spelling revision, include the change from Passatge d’Aymà to Passatge d’Aymar, in the neighbourhood of Poblenou. The same reason will also see the name of Plaça de Sant Bernat Calbó amended to become Plaça de Sant Bernat Calvó.

In Ciutat Vella, the spaces resulting from the unification of different tunnel sections will be called Túnel del Port Vell.

In Les Corts, there will be a change to the name of Carrer de Jordi Girona, which did not comply with the Act on Democratic memory 20/2022, as Jordi Girona actively took part in preparing the putsch of 1936. This space will bear the name of Bet Figueras, architect and landscaper who was involved in the transformation of the city in 1992 and passed away in 2010.

In Pedralbes, some new gardens will be named after Joan Triadú, the writer who died in Barcelona in 2010.

In Sarrià – Sant Gervasi, Carrer de Sant Liguori will become Carrer de Víctor Grífols i Lucas, recognising the chemist and pharmaceutical businessman in the street which is home to the Museu Grifols, the company headquarters and the foundation.

The same neighbourhood will also be home to the Jardins de Francesc Moragas i Barrer, the Catalan lawyer and economist who founded the Caixa de Pensions per a la Vellesa i d’Estalvis.

In Nou Barris, a square will be named after Maria Antonia Canals i Tolosa, a recognised educator born in 1931, who devoted herself to teaching and teacher training and founded the Escola Ton I Guida, a new educational experience that began in 1962 in the neighbourhood of Les Roquetes.

Memory plaques

In L’Eixample, a plaque will be installed on the building where the architect and urban planner Oriol Bohigas Guardiola was born, at Carrer de Casanova, 71.

A plaque will also be installed in memory of Pau Caldés Calvet in Ciutat Vella, a clergyman for the Sant Miquel del Port church.

Another will be installed for the actor Jose Sazatornil Saza, at Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt, 74 bis.