Plaça del Rei

Façade of a building at Plaça del Rei (the King's Square). This Square is named after the King Jaume I of Catalonia at the time of the Disputation of Barcelona (1263).The Disputation was held between Nahmanides, the Kabbalist of Girona, and Pablo Cristiani, a Jew who had converted to Catholicism under the supervision of the King. The debate lasted for 4 days and it covered topics ranging from the …