Barcelona Traction
Barcelona Traction, Light and Power Company (BTLP) (locally known as La canadiense in Spanish and La canadenca in Catalan, "The Canadian") was a Canadian utility company that operated light and power utilities in Catalonia, Spain. It was incorporated on September 12, 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by Frederick Stark Pearson. The company was developed by Belgian-American engineer Dannie Heineman.
Native name | La canadiense (in Spanish), La canadenca (in Catalan) |
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| Company type | Limited |
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| Founded | Toronto, Ontario, Canada (September 12, 1911) |
| Founder | Frederick Stark Pearson |
| Defunct | February 1948 |
| Fate | Acquired by FECSA |
| Headquarters | Barcelona , Spain |
Area served | Spain |
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| Services | Tram service |
It operated in Spain but was owned mostly by the Belgian holding companies SOFINA and SIDRO and became the subject of the important International Court of Justice case, Belgium v. Spain (1970).
Pearson died in the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania.
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