, 0 0 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁reaching ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 1 , 7 5 4 , 9 0 0 ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁population ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁was ▁ 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁art istic ▁style ▁prev ail ing ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁dec ades ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁was ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁modern ism ▁promoted ▁the ▁return ▁to ▁classical ▁Gre co - R oman ▁culture , ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁world . ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁were ▁going ▁introdu cing ▁flows ▁avant - gar de ▁international , ▁although ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁Franco ist ▁Spain ▁saw ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁styles ▁academic ism . ▁Later ▁bet ▁again ▁for ▁innov ation , ▁especially ▁with ▁the ▁advent ▁of ▁dem ocracy , ▁the ▁art istic ▁atmosphere ▁was ▁introduced ▁fully ▁in ▁success ive ▁fashion ▁styles ▁intern ation ally , ▁that ▁have ▁been ▁happening ▁ever ▁more ▁quickly . ▁They ▁then ▁added ▁the ▁public ▁pat rim ony ▁works ▁of ▁international ▁artists , ▁which ▁has ▁awarded ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁and ▁important ▁public ▁collection ▁in ▁the ▁city . ▁▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁earliest ▁tw enti eth - century ▁monuments ▁is ▁the ▁statue ▁of ▁Saint ▁James ▁( 1 9 0 3 ) ▁by ▁Manuel ▁F ux à , ▁which ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁n iche