The Rec Comtal was an

irrigation canal An acequia () or séquia () is a community-operated watercourse used in Spain and former Spanish colonies in the Americas for irrigation. Particularly in Spain, the Andes, northern Mexico, and the modern-day American Southwest particul ...

near

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ...

, Catalonia, which took water from the

Besòs river Besòs may refer to: * Besòs (river), a river in Catalonia, Spain * Besòs (Barcelona Metro) Besòs () is a station of the Barcelona Metro, served by L4 (yellow line). It takes its name from the Besòs neighbourhood of Barcelona (named after the ...

to the walls of the city. Construction was begun by

Miro, Count of Barcelona Miro, Count of Barcelona (died Barcelona, 966) was count of Barcelona, Gerona and Osona from 947 to 966. He was the son of Sunyer, Count of Barcelona and his second wife, Riquilda. When his father stood down in 947 he became governor jointly with ...

in the 10th century, but it may date back to

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times. It supplied water until the mid-20th century. In March 2016, extensive remains of structures associated with the system were discovered during excavations at

Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes (), most often shortened to Glòries, is a large square in Barcelona, first designed by Ildefons Cerdà to serve as the city centre in his original urban plan (''Pla Cerdà''), but nowadays relegated to quite a seco ...

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