La Escuela Moderna (trans. The Modern School) was a progressive Spanish school that existed briefly at the start of the 20th century. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Founded in 1901 in Barcelona by free-thinker Francisco Ferrer, the school's stated goal was to educate the working class in a rational, secular and non-coercive setting. In practice, high tution fees restricted attendance at the school to the wealthier middle class students. 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital city of Catalonia, an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, and Spains second-largest city (after Madrid). ... Freethought is a characteristic of individuals whose opinions are formed on the basis of an understanding and rejection of tradition, authority or established belief. ... Francisco Ferrer Guardia Francisco Ferrer Guardia (January 10, 1849 - October 13, 1909), often simply Francisco Ferrer was a Spanish free-thinker. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... This article concerns secularity, that is, being secular, in various senses. ... The middle class (or middle classes) comprises a social group once defined by exception as an intermediate social class between the nobility and the peasantry. ...

It closed in 1906. Shortly after, Ferrer was executed for sedition. 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Sedition refers to a legal designation of non-overt conduct that is deemed by a legal authority as being acts of treason, and hence deserving of legal punishment. ...

Today, the only remaining archives from the school are held in the special collections department of the University of California in San Diego. The University of California (UC) is a public university system within the State of California. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ...

La Escuela Moderna, and Ferrer's ideas generally, formed the inspiration for a series of Modern Schools in the United States. The first and most notable of these was started in New York City in 1911. The Modern School in New York City, circa 1911-12. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, music, and culture. ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...