Pro-independence demonstrators of Catalonia and Basque Country raise their regional flags in Pamplona, northern Spain, on Nov. 9, 2014. Alvaro Barrientos / AP file ...

Why is Catalonia seeking independence? Catalonia, which is Spain’s richest region, has a distinct cultural heritage and language. The push for independence crystallized during the fallout of the ...

Catalonia's pro-independence leaders then went ahead with a full referendum on 1 October 2017, which was also declared illegal by Spain's constitutional court. Organisers said 90% of voters backed ...

Spain dismissed Catalonia’s president and Cabinet, and dissolved its Parliament on Friday hours after lawmakers in the autonomous region defied Madrid and voted to declare independence. Spanish ...

Catalonia is one of the wealthiest regions in Spain (Picture: Google) The region experienced a period of rapid economic growth from the 1950s to ’70s and saw it become heavily industrialised and ...

The latest survey, carried out by the CEO in July, found 40.9% backed independence, the lowest point since 2015, while 52% were against splitting from Spain and the rest did not know.

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona accountant Oriol Calvo ran afoul of the law when he was arrested in 2019 during a mass protest by supporters of Catalonia’s independence from Spain that turned ...

Catalonia will push the Spanish government for a new agreement on holding a binding referendum on the region's potential independence that would be recognised both by Spain and the international ...

In 1492, as every American knows, three vessels captained by Christopher Columbus sailed west from Spain in search of a new route to Asia. Columbus inadvertently "discovered" the American continent.