Hostafrancs is a neighbourhood in the '' Sants-Montjuïc'' district of

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. Originally the land of the neighbourhood belonged to the former municipality of Santa Maria de Sants, the current district. In 1839 the Provincial Council was to disassociate the sector was the Pont d'en Rabassa Cross to cover for him in Barcelona. The Hostafrancs metro station, on

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line L1, is located in the middle of the neighbourhood. The '' Plaça d'Espanya'', along with the Espanya metro and railway station, lies on the eastern edge of the neighbourhood. Barcelona's main Sants railway station is just outside the neighbourhood, to the north.

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