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Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer

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Name
  
Josep de


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Preceded by
  
Antoni Maria Simarro i Puig

Born
  
September 15, 1904Amer (
1904-09-15
)

Died
  
September 3, 1993, Vilassar de Dalt, Spain

Succeeded by
  
Enric Maso i Vazquez

Josep Maria de Porcioles i Colomer ([ʒuˈzɛb məˈɾi.ə ðə pursiˈɔɫəz]) (Amer July 15, 1904 – Vilassar de Dalt September 3, 1993) was the mayor of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain for sixteen years, from March 15, 1957 until May 11, 1973, during the dictatorship of Franco. His long administration is associated with the rapid economic and industrial growth of the city during Spain's desarrolisme and unplanned urban sprawl in Barcelona to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of immigrants attracted to the city from southern Spain. He was finally forced to retire in 1973 due to neighbourhood protests over the poor quality of the housing in the new areas and lack of social provision, and the speculation and corruption associated with the mayor.

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