On 7 June 1926 Gaudí was hit by a tram. Because of his ragged attire and empty pockets, many cab drivers refused to pick him up for fear that he would be unable to pay the fare. He was eventually taken to a paupers' hospital in Barcelona. Nobody recognized the injured artist until his friends found him the next day. When they tried to move him into a nicer hospital, Gaudí refused, reportedly saying "I belong here among the poor." He died three days later on 10 June 1926, at age 73, and was interred at La Sagrada Família.
- "Antoni Gaudí, Biography". Barcelona-life.com. http://www.barcelona-life.com/barcelona/gaudi. Retrieved 2010-11-08 via Wikipedia.org
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