During the Middle Ages, Plaça St Jaume was much smaller and had a small church of the same name with a cemetery attached. This Church and cemetery were removed in the 19th Century. The Jewish Quarter was located right at the entrance of Carrer del Call and Carrer Sant Honorat. In the Middle Ages, Barcelona was not only an important crossroad and center for trade routes, but a place of exchange in culture, religion and science. Barcelona’s Jewish community became an integral part of the development of the city, important for commerce, trade and daily life. Its population comprised artisans and blacksmiths, merchants and sailors, some were officials for the court and advisors to the kings, physicians, and head rabbis. They spoke Catalan as their everyday language, studied Latin, used Hebrew for religion and law, and some were translators of Arabic medical and scientific documents in the south.