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| recharge            = 186 hours<ref name=TRp101/>
 
| recharge            = 186 hours<ref name=TRp101/>
 
| recharge stations  = None<ref name=TRp101/>
 
| recharge stations  = None<ref name=TRp101/>
| planets            = 3<ref name="TRp101"/>
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| planets            = Three<ref name="TRp101"/>
 
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| name                = Barcelona I
 
| name                = Barcelona I
 
| othernames          =  
 
| othernames          =  
| position            = First<ref name=TRp101/>
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| position            = 1st<ref name=TRp101/>
 
| distance            = 7.47 Days<ref name=TRp101/>
 
| distance            = 7.47 Days<ref name=TRp101/>
 
| moons              = None<ref name=TRp101/>
 
| moons              = None<ref name=TRp101/>
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====Day of Rage====
 
====Day of Rage====
On 19 July 2591, courier ships brought news to Barcelona that the [[Archon-Designate]], Viola Steiner-Dinesen's son [[Kevin Dinesen]] had gone missing in March and was presumed to have been kidnapped. Arriving along with the official news were rumors from the Commonwealth that the [[Duke of Skye]] and the [[Duke of Tamar]]—[[Aldo Lestrade (26th c.)|Aldo Lestrade]] and [[Simon Kelswa]], respectively—were responsible for the abduction. The rumors reached the Archon ahead of the official news, and the rumors combined with the frustration of years of campaigning in the Republic was enough to cause the Archon to snap; she led the Fourth Royal Guards personally to the cantonment within which the Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers and Tamar Tigers were bivouacked where she promptly destroyed the [['Mechs]] performing sentry duty and began a rampage through the camp, attacking the Skye and Tamar forces.<ref name="H:RWp137+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 137–138: "Barcelona: The Day of Rage (19 June 2591)"</ref>
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On 19 July 2591, courier ships brought news to Barcelona that the [[Archon-Designate]], Viola Steiner-Dinesen's son [[Kevin Dinesen]] had gone missing in March and was presumed to have been kidnapped. Arriving along with the official news were rumors from the Commonwealth that the [[Duke of Skye]] and the [[Duke of Tamar]]—[[Aldo Lestrade]] and [[Simon Kelswa]], respectively—were responsible for the abduction. The rumors reached the Archon ahead of the official news, and the rumors combined with the frustration of years of campaigning in the Republic was enough to cause the Archon to snap; she led the Fourth Royal Guards personally to the cantonment within which the Twenty-fifth Skye Rangers and Tamar Tigers were bivouacked where she promptly destroyed the [['Mechs]] performing sentry duty and began a rampage through the camp, attacking the Skye and Tamar forces.<ref name="H:RWp137+">''Historical: Reunification War'', pp. 137–138: "Barcelona: The Day of Rage (19 June 2591)"</ref>
  
 
The results of the Archon's rampage scarred the psyches of those involved for decades afterwards; the Skye and Tamar regiments had been in the midst of rearming and resupplying when the Archon's rampage began, and faced the horrific dilemma of having to decide whether to defend themselves and their comrades by attacking the Archon. The warriors of the Fourth Royal Guards were equally horrified but attempted to protect the Archon as 'Mechs from the Skye and Tamar units began defending themselves. With many of the Skye and Tamar 'Mechs out of ammo because of the resupply effort going on when the Archon arrived, a large part of the battle was a chaotic and confused melee. Forces from the Thirty-First Armor Division<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> and the Fusiliers of Oriente<ref name="H:RWp38">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 38: "First Fusiliers of Oriente"</ref> arrived to separate the various combatants, but by that point the Archon was unconscious as a result of her cockpit being crushed, and was discovered to have lost her left arm and suffered serious injuries to her head and chest.<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> Of the 117 soldiers that fell to their own leader, many were [[Marsden I]] crewmen.<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23: "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref>
 
The results of the Archon's rampage scarred the psyches of those involved for decades afterwards; the Skye and Tamar regiments had been in the midst of rearming and resupplying when the Archon's rampage began, and faced the horrific dilemma of having to decide whether to defend themselves and their comrades by attacking the Archon. The warriors of the Fourth Royal Guards were equally horrified but attempted to protect the Archon as 'Mechs from the Skye and Tamar units began defending themselves. With many of the Skye and Tamar 'Mechs out of ammo because of the resupply effort going on when the Archon arrived, a large part of the battle was a chaotic and confused melee. Forces from the Thirty-First Armor Division<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> and the Fusiliers of Oriente<ref name="H:RWp38">''Historical: Reunification War'', p. 38: "First Fusiliers of Oriente"</ref> arrived to separate the various combatants, but by that point the Archon was unconscious as a result of her cockpit being crushed, and was discovered to have lost her left arm and suffered serious injuries to her head and chest.<ref name="H:RWp137+"/> Of the 117 soldiers that fell to their own leader, many were [[Marsden I]] crewmen.<ref>''Era Digest: Age of War'', p. 23: "Marsden I Main Battle Tank"</ref>
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* [[Turkina Ascendant Cluster]]<ref name=TRp60-61/>
 
* [[Turkina Ascendant Cluster]]<ref name=TRp60-61/>
 
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===Geography===
 
Barcelona has two continents named Norn and Moira.<ref name=TRp101/>
 
  
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
===Planetary Locations===
 
* Mariah's Pinnacle: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
 
* Mariah's Pinnacle: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
* Skuld: capital city<ref name=TRp101/>
 
 
* Su Filla: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
 
* Su Filla: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
 
* Vacuum Ridge: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
 
* Vacuum Ridge: site of an important battle during Operation REVIVAL<ref name=JFS36/>
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===Geography===
  
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===Industrial Centers===
===Companies and Industries===
 
  
 
===Image gallery===
 
===Image gallery===

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