Barcelona Traction, Light and Power

holding of electric power companies in Catalonia
Organization business Q662894
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Barcelona Traction, Light and Power

Summary

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power is in the country of Canada[3].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's instance of is recorded as holding company[5].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's founder is recorded as Frederick Stark Pearson[6].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's headquarters location is recorded as Barcelona[7].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's child organization or unit is recorded as Ebro Irrigation and Power Company[8].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's child organization or unit is recorded as Q96312300[9].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's child organization or unit is recorded as International Utilities Finance Corporation Limited[10].
  • September 12, 1911 marks the founding of Barcelona Traction, Light and Power[11].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power was dissolved in 1952[12].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's location of formation is recorded as Toronto[13].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's parent organization or unit is recorded as Société Internationale d'Énergie Hydro-Électrique[14].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's significant event is recorded as La Canadenca strike[15].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's significant event is recorded as Q97190878[16].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's significant event is recorded as Q97192257[17].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's significant event is recorded as bankruptcy[18].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's significant event is recorded as Case Concerning Barcelona Traction, Light, and Power Company, Ltd[19].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's significant event is recorded as auction[20].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's replaced by is recorded as FECSA[21].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'La Canadenca'}[22].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's legal form is recorded as S.A.[23].
  • Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's operating area is recorded as Catalonia[24].

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Founding

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's founder is recorded as Frederick Stark Pearson[6]. September 12, 1911 marks the founding of it[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Toronto[13].

Operations

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power's headquarters location is recorded as Barcelona[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Société Internationale d'Énergie Hydro-Électrique[14]. Subsidiaries include Ebro Irrigation and Power Company[8], an enterprise[25], in Spain[26], founded in 1911[27], headquartered in Barcelona[28]; Q96312300[9], an enterprise[29], founded in 1923[30], headquartered in Barcelona[31]; and International Utilities Finance Corporation Limited[10], an enterprise[32], in Canada[33], founded in 1922[34].

Dissolution

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power was dissolved in 1952[12].

Why It Matters

Barcelona Traction, Light and Power ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

References

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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . raco.cat. Retrieved . raco.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . archive.org. Retrieved . archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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    Headquarters location Barcelona
    Inception +1911-09-12T00:00:00Z
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1952-00-00T00:00:00Z
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