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 ...

Is Catalonia's republic dead in the water? Are its leaders really beating a retreat just three days after the regional parliament declared independence? A sense of confusion reigned Monday on the ...

Catalonia election to test independence movement. Polls predict a tight race between the Socialists and the two leading pro-secession parties, the left-wing Republic Left of Catalonia and the ...

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 ...

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

Tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona on Sunday to demand the formation of a new government in Spain's Catalonia region leading to its independence from Madrid despite formidable legal ...

Provides an overview of Catalonia, and key facts about this politically distinct Spanish region. ... 1931 - When Spain becomes a republic, Catalonia is given broad autonomy.

Catalonia has its own cultural identity and a robust separatist movement, despite crackdowns from Madrid. ... When Spain became a republic in 1931, it granted Catalonia semi-autonomous status.