Memorial to Francesc Layret in Goya Square, Barcelona

Francesc Layret, born in [Madrid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid), was a Spanish labor lawyer tragically assassinated on November 30, 1920. In 1934, a monument in his memory was initiated in Goya Square, Barcelona, next to Ross de Sant Antoni and close to Plaça de la Universitat, designed by [Frederic Marès](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Mares). Whilst under construction, the monument was funded through a popular subscription. It was inaugurated on the 20th of April, 1936 by the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, [Lluís Companys](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lluis_Companys), and the Mayor of Barcelona, Carles Pi i Sunyer.

However, under the new Francoist authorities in 1939, the monument, along with other politically charged or Catalanist monuments such as Monument to the Republic, Monument to Doctor Robert or A Rafael Casanova, was dismantled. In its edition of 6 December 1939, the newspaper [El Correo Catalan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Correo_Catal%C3%A1n) wrote:

Curiously, the author of the monument, Frederic Marès, was post-war the sculptor who received the most commissions from the new authorities, and the person responsible for rebuilding numerous monuments destroyed by fascist militias.

The monument was stored in a municipal warehouse on Wellington Street until with the arrival of democracy it was restored in its original location, where it was re-inaugurated on May 27, 1977.

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