Question

why did George Orwell return to Barcelona

Answer 1

Because he wanted to return

Answer 2

The young Eric Blair or also known as George Orwell in 1936 arrived in Barcelona which is city of the grasp in the ugly civil war.

After years later, Catalan capital bears scars of violent past legacy of the events that is mainly described in Homage to Catalonia are visible to those willing to scratch surface of historically loaded beautiful city.