s ▁government . ▁ ▁La ▁Bo quer ia ▁ ▁The ▁Bo quer ia ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁well ▁known ▁market ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Barcelona . ▁ ▁It ▁houses ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁most ▁well ▁known ▁produ cers ▁and ▁special izes ▁in ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁fresh ▁produce , ▁sea fo od , ▁me ats ▁( specific ally ▁Jam ón ▁I ber ico ) ▁and ▁tap as . ▁ ▁Also ▁well ▁known ▁are ▁the ▁cand ies ▁and ▁fresh ▁ju ices ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁R amb la ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁market . ▁The ▁first ▁known ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁Bo quer ia ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 7 , ▁when ▁meat ▁sales ▁began ▁to ▁take ▁place ▁near ▁the ▁old ▁door ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 4 7 0 , ▁the ▁market place ▁began ▁to ▁special ize ▁in ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁p igs . ▁ ▁These ▁trans itions ▁came ▁and ▁passed ▁as ▁the ▁market place ▁function ed ▁under ▁the ▁names ▁El ▁Mer cat ▁Bor net ▁and ▁El ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁la ▁Pal la ▁( St raw ▁Market ) ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 4 ▁when ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁Bo quer ia . ▁▁ ▁The ▁market ▁was ▁still ▁un en closed ▁and ▁function ing ▁as ▁an ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁Mer cat ▁de ▁Pla ca ▁Nova ▁until ▁the ▁government ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁it ▁an ▁independent ▁market ▁off ▁the ▁R amb la ▁for ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁me ats ▁and ▁fish . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁leg