1 9 th ▁century ▁urban ▁pl anner ▁Il def ons ▁C erd à ▁included ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁essential ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁draft ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁" Project e ▁de ▁reform a ▁i ▁e ix ample ▁de ▁Barcelona " ▁( now ad ays ▁simply ▁known ▁as ▁" P la ▁C erd à "), ▁as ▁a ▁wide ▁road ▁linking ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁villages ▁around ▁the ▁coast al ▁part ▁of ▁Barcelona , ▁and ▁called ▁it ▁L let ra ▁N , ▁N ú mer o ▁ 1 1 . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁Cort s ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁as ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁Med ieval ▁and ▁Early ▁Modern ▁Catal an ▁Cour ts . ▁Later ▁on , ▁after ▁the ▁Second ▁Spanish ▁Republic ▁was ▁proc laimed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁again ▁renamed ▁as ▁Cort s ▁Catal anes . ▁With ▁the ▁Franco ist ▁victory ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁its ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Aven ida ▁de ▁José ▁Antonio ▁Pr imo ▁de ▁River a ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁With ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁dem ocracy , ▁its ▁name ▁became ▁Gran ▁Via ▁de ▁les ▁Cort s ▁Catal anes ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁The ▁first ▁line ▁in ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁met ro ▁system , ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" G ran ▁Metro ", ▁covered ▁the ▁distance ▁between ▁Pla ça ▁Catalunya ▁and ▁Pla ça ▁Esp anya , ▁which ▁is ▁now ad ays ▁part ▁of ▁Line ▁ 1 . ▁