Barcalos

Barcalos

A view of Barcalos's City Hall, facing east
Founder	verajasper
Map	Creative 1.12
Warp	Barcalos
Theme	Various

Barcalos is a port city in the Southwest of the Creative 1.12 map. The city has an approximate area of 0.39 square kilometers, with 53 buildings and an estimated population of 350 residents. The name Barcalos is a direct derivation from the modern Spanish city Barcelona

History

Founding

Barcalos was founded in July of 2017 by Trusted verajasper and subsequently approved on the 17th of August by Moderator LykaiosFelan, Operator Emfitty, and Admin Wairoa.

Rejuvenation Efforts

Barcalos was ceded to Member MattDB in late 2017, and remained a work in progress until Member MrMuffinFish resumed efforts in the city in early December. These efforts were spearheaded by the construction of a large port, and building has continued in the city since. MattDB ceded the city to MrMuffinFish in early 2018.

Expansion

In March of 2018, MrMuffinFish began an ambitious and ongoing project to connect Barcalos with the cities of West Somewhere (Owner: Trusted Potato123) and Avalon (Owner: Operator Dantosky) by road and rail, as well as the island city of Savoie Maritime (Owner: Trusted Potato123) by sea. A bridge between the mesa north of West Somewhere and the coast south of Barcalos has begun to be constructed approximately 1.6 km SSW of the Barcalos City Hall. Rail connections to Avalon have been planned but not yet constructed.

Highways

In June of 2018, MrMuffinFish, MattDB, and Operator masterboatman hatched an ongoing plan to connect and develop the far Southwest of the map with highways.

One Year Anniversary

In preparation for Barcalos's one year anniversary on August 17th, 2018, MrMuffinFish has revamped the city and expanded greatly, in anticipation for a parade and festival.

Geography

The 10 neighborhoods of Barcalos, as well as Barcalos National Park, and a national exclave owned by charlieisbomb. (circa August 2018)

Location

With City Hall at (-9760, 80, 5035) Barcalos is located 11 km WSW of Spawn on the West Coast of the Tiberian Peninsula, facing the Sea of Ganymede on a plain approximately 2.6 km wide, limited by the Morelese Hills, the River Douro to the North and East, and the River Aragon to the South. The plain covers an area of 1.3 square kilometers, 0.39 of which are the city itself. The city shares no land borders with other cities, and is separated from Avalon by the Morelese Hills. Bridges connect Barcalos to land North and East, and a planned bridge to West Somewhere will connect Barcalos to the most Western regions of the map.

Neighborhoods

The seven neighborhoods that make up Barcalos's dense, downtown core. (circa June 2018)

List of Neighborhoods

Number	Name	Area (km2)	Area Rank	Notes
1	Old Quarter	--	10	The original Barcalos, prior to MrMuffinFish's development
2	Portside	--	9	MrMuffinFish's first major contribution to the city, redesigning the existing port
3	Stuyvesant Park	--	8	Contains many smaller commercial and apartment-style buildings
4	North Shore	--	6	Home to a large mural and park
5	Atocha	--	4	Defined by Atocha Station
6	Olympic	--	5	Defined by the Olympic Museum, built by A_Good_Shrimp
7	Continental	--	1	Defined by Continental Industries built by Finlays_Chuchuk
8	South Barc	--	7	The furthest neighborhood from the warp, notable for its diagonal architecture
9	Stadium	--	2	Defined by the large stadium at its core
10	Capitale	--	3	An undeveloped neighborhood home to a mysterious abandoned project

Note: The neighborhoods are numbered in the order they were founded.

Other Areas

Name	Area (km2)	Area Rank	Notes
Barcalos National Park	--	1	A large nature preserve with large mountains and abundant lakes
National Exclave	--	2	An exclave of a neighboring town, owned by charlieisbomb

Structures of Barcalos

Below is an abbreviated table of all structures in Barcalos.

Buildings

Building	Builder(s)	Building Height	Co-ordinates	Neighborhood	Use	Notes
Barcalos City Hall	verjasper MattDB MrMuffinFish A_Good_Shrimp			Old Quarter	Administrative	The Barcalos City Hall has gone through 3 renovations in its extensive history, each one occurring during successive ownership
Grand Barcalos Hotel	verajasper			Old Quarter	Commercial	Notable for the three doge statues on its roof
Tower Apartments	verjasper MrMuffinFish			Old Quarter	Residential	Tallest building in the Old Quarter
Villanova Block	verjasper			Old Quarter	Commercial/ Residential	Home to Mario and Mario's Pizzeria
Santaña Block	verajasper			Old Quarter	Commercial/ Residential	Home to the Barcalos Gift Shop and Bookstore
Don Quixote Building	VertitreX			Old Quarter	[undecided]	[unfinished]
Barcalos Port Museum	MrMuffinFish			Portside	Recreational	Currently exhibiting Truman's Space Oddities
Capital Customs	MrMuffinFish			Portside	Administrative	Home to the Barcalos Customs Office
Cafe Barcalos	MrMuffinFish			Old Quarter	Commercial
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish			Old Quarter	Residential	Apartments
First Bank of Barcalos	MrMuffinFish TJKminer 19skills19			North Shore	Commercial
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish			North Shore	Commercial/ Residential	Right of Bank
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish Emiliology			North Shore	Commericial/ Residential	Home of Emilio's Dentistry
Mulcare Block	MrMuffinFish Azraellea			North Shore	Commercial/ Residential	Home to the Barcalos Travel Agency
[unnamed]	verajasper			Old Quarter	[undecided]	Checkered Black and White floor
[unnamed]	verajasper			Old Quarter		Notable for large flagpole
Bell Block	verajasper			Old Quarter		Notable for clocktower
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish Vir_Caeli			Stuyvesant Park	Commercial	A cafe
[unnamed]	verajasper			Stuyvesant Park	[undecided]	Only building built by verajasper not in the Old Quarter
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish			Stuyvesant Park	[undecided]	Left of Gas Station
Coca-Cola Block	MrMuffinFish			Stuyvesant Park	Commercial/ Residential	Home of a Music Store and notable for Coca-Cola logo
Mario's Ristorante	MrMuffinFish			Stuyvesant Park	Commercial	An Italian Restaurant
Apple Store	MrMuffinFish BuddermanxMC			Stuyvesant Park	Commercial
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish			Stuyvesant Park	Residential	Overlooks a small fountain
Barbados Casino	MrMuffinFish			Stuyvesant Park	Commercial	A combined Art Deco/Brutalist build
Atocha Station	MrMuffinFish Azraellea			Atocha	Rail Station	The largest building in Barcalos in volume, designed after the real life Atocha Station in Madrid. Runs four tracks.
5th Ave. Mansion	A_Good_Shrimp			Atocha	Residential	Designed after a mansion on NYC's 5th Ave.
[unnamed]	A_Good_Shrimp			Atocha	[undecided]
[unnamed]	A_Good_Shrimp			Atocha	[undecided]
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish			Atocha	[undecided]
[unnamed]	MrMuffinFish			Atocha	[undecided]	Designed after a building in Troy, NY

Notable Players

• Founder: verajasper
• Owner: MrMuffinFish
• Top Contributors: Vir_Caeli, A_Good_Shrimp, Finlays_chuchuk
• Other Contributors: Azraellea, breadhead12, VertitreX, MattDB, Emiliology, 19skills19, TJKminer, gummibear809, Hypersebbe, buddermanx, Thor_14672, SkepticalEye, LailaBagge, mobhuntah, Trumanator0, BlondeGamer152, Zildan