claim: Barcelona is the capitol city of Catalonia.
evidence: John William Steakley , Jr. -LRB- July 26 , 1951 -- November 27 , 2010 -RRB- was an American author , best known for his science fiction writing .. He published two major novels , Armor -LRB- 1984 -RRB- and Vampire $ -LRB- 1990 -RRB- ; the latter was the basis for John Carpenter 's Vampires movie .. Armor. Armor ( novel ). John Carpenter. John Carpenter. Vampires. Vampires ( film ). He published four short science fiction and fantasy stories .