After Catalonia lost its independence to Spain in 1714 ... “This generation was the first generation of students in modern history for whom Catalan was widely available in what we in the U.S. would ...

He is from Catalonia and supports the independence referendum ... elections which had the highest voting turnout in the recent history of Catalonia. Could any democrat be against a referendum ...

Spain’s ruling Socialist party scored a crucial victory in regional elections in the powerful northeastern region of Catalonia, garnering the most seats and dealing a blow to the region’s two ...

If “No taxation without representation” was the motto of the American Revolution, “Madrid nos roba” is the motto of Catalonia’s independence movement. The saying, which translates to ...

A violent crackdown ensued. Half a decade on, what’s the status of the Catalan independence debate? The BBC’s Ellis Palmer has been to the region's capital Barcelona to find out more.

Barcelona, Spain — When Gagandeep Singh Khalsa first arrived in Barcelona from Punjab in India, people would point at him and whisper behind his back. It took him time to settle and it wasn’t ...

Catalonia should hold a new vote on independence from Spain within two years, the head of the region's government said on Thursday in a fresh challenge to Madrid following days of unrest by pro-se ...

Catalonia is a singular nation situated in the northeast of Spain. Its vibrant history includes some of the world’s most famous epic and lyric poetry and some of its most sophisticated and ancient ...

The deal meets a longstanding demand of Catalonia’s pro-independence Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) party but is the latest in a string of government concessions to the ...

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