This avenue was opened in 1951. It follows the course of the old River Magòria. It connects the various neighbourhoods and old villages found on either side and at both extremes, though in practice it has merely served as a large parking area since the start. It was urbanised section by section in the 1990s so the current tree-lined walkway could be built which connects the Sants and Hostafrancs districts in the south to Les Corts and Sarria in the north. Originally called Avinguda Infanta Carlota, it was later renamed after Josep Tarradellas, who had been the president of the regional government of Catalonia in exile since 1954 and later the president of the restored regional government in 1977. He remained president until 1980, when the first democratic elections were held. The monument to his memory is by Xavier Corberó. It was unveiled in 1999 to mark the centenary of his birth. It is a 30-metre high obelisk made from several marble and concrete blocks that symbolically sketch out the Catalan flag.