Hamilcar Barca or Barcas (ca. 275 BC – 228 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leade

Hamilcar Barca or Barcas (ca. 275 BC – 228 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman, leader of the Barcid family, and father of Hannibal, Hasdrubal and Mago. He allegedly founded the city of Barcino (currently named Barcelona) while he was on Hispania. In eight years by force of arms and diplomacy Hamilcar secured an extensive territory in Hispania, but his premature death in battle of Ilici (228 BC) denied Carthage a complete conquest.