▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁political ▁journal ists ▁of ▁his ▁generation ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁male ▁journal ists ▁Category : Ge orge ▁Washington ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Gran ▁Via ▁de ▁les ▁Cort s ▁Catal anes ▁(" Gre at ▁Way ▁of ▁the ▁Catal an ▁Cour ts "), ▁more ▁simply ▁known ▁as ▁Gran ▁Via ▁, ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁Barcelona ' s ▁major ▁a ven ues . ▁With ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁longest ▁street ▁in ▁Catal onia ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁longest ▁in ▁Spain , ▁after ▁Gran ▁V ía ▁de ▁la ▁M anga , ▁in ▁La ▁M anga ▁del ▁Mar ▁Men or , ▁but ▁is ▁the ▁one ▁with ▁more ▁street ▁numbers ▁in ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Location ▁It ▁cross es ▁the ▁entire ▁city ▁proper , ▁stretch ing ▁from ▁the ▁North - E astern ▁boundaries ▁of ▁the ▁municipality , ▁border ing ▁Sant ▁Adri à ▁de ▁Bes ò s , ▁to ▁its ▁South - West ern ▁limits , ▁in ▁L ' H osp it alet ▁de ▁L lo bre gat , ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁Barcelona ' s ▁most ▁important ▁squares ▁in ▁between : ▁Pla ça ▁d ' Esp anya , ▁Pla ça ▁Univers itat , ▁Pla ça ▁de ▁Catalunya , ▁Pla ça ▁de ▁T et uan ▁and ▁Pla ça ▁de ▁les ▁Gl ò ries ▁Catal anes . ▁It ' s ▁over ▁th ir teen ▁kilometres ▁long . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁late ▁