Europe; Catalonia’s Place in Spain: A Brief History Over the centuries, the northeastern region has had varying degrees of autonomy from Madrid ...

Catalonia, a wealthy region in northeastern Spain, is defying the national government's efforts to block an independence referendum from taking place on Oct.1.

Atletico Madrid supporters hold up a Spanish flag reading: “Catalonia is Spain” during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the Metropolitano stadium in ...

Catalonia’s time has come — and Spain needs to get out of the way June 13, 2017 More than 7 years ago People hold giant handcuffs during a pro-independence rally in Barcelona on Sunday.