A Catalan separatist flag waves at a protest in Barcelona, Spain, October 2, 2017. ... officially declaring the Catalan Republic following a municipal election in April 1931.

Catalonia's regional parliament passed a motion Friday to establish an independent Catalan Republic, voting to secede from Spain after an acrimonious debate that saw opposition lawmakers walk out ...

The Catalan government said preliminary results showed an overwhelming 90% of the referendum’s 2.26 million voters chose to make Catalonia an independent republic, but turnout was low at less ...

His speech followed a referendum in which voters called for independence. BARCELONA -- Catalan President Carles Puigdemont told Catalonia's parliament today that he has support to declare ...

Catalonia plots next move amid Spain's power play 02:26. No country in the world has expressed support for independence for Catalonia, a region in northeastern Spain that has 7.5 million people.

BARCELONA, Spain — Catalonia’s regional leader was addressing parliament Tuesday in a highly anticipated session that could spell the birth of a new republic, marking a critical point in a de… ...

The Spanish region of Catalonia holds a key election Thursday. After a failed bid to break away from Spain, pro-independence parties hope to gain a majority in the regional parliament.

Spain dismissed Catalonia’s president and Cabinet and dissolved its Parliament ... Rajoy spoke hours after the Catalan Parliament voted by 70 to 10 to “form the Catalan Republic as an ...

Catalonia's parliament declared independence from Spain on Friday in defiance of the Madrid government, which at the same time was preparing to impose direct rule over the region. Although the ...