Andreu Martínez
United StatesactivistMale6.0Global Dominance: 0.01%Andreu Martínez is a Barcelona resident and activist known for his participation in protests against mass tourism in the city. Recently, he was notably involved in a demonstration where locals used water guns to express their frustration over the overwhelming influx of tourists. Martínez articulated that the act of spraying tourists was intended to annoy them and draw attention to the issue of local residents feeling displaced by tourism. He emphasized the need to reclaim Barcelona for its inhabitants, highlighting the negative impacts of mass tourism on housing and urban identity.
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Andreu Martínez humorously commented on the use of squirt guns to annoy tourists in Barcelona.
Barcelona offiicials crack down on tourism, say not a single person moreUnited States· 2026-07-25
Andreu Martinez acknowledged that the water gun was 'to bother the tourists a bit.'
How water guns became the symbol of Barcelona’s anti-tourist movement
Taiwan· 2025-06-18
Andreu Martínez humorously told the AP that the use of the squirt guns is to annoy the tourists a bit.
Barcelona locals protest tourists with water guns amid overtourism concernsUnited States· 2025-06-16
Andreu Martínez expressed that the water guns are meant to annoy tourists as part of a protest against mass tourism in Barcelona.
Mit Wasserpistolen gegen den Massentourismus
Switzerland· 2025-06-16
