Where is Catalonia, Spain on the map? Google Maps Why is Catalonia seeking independence? Catalonia, which is Spain’s richest region, has a distinct cultural heritage and language.

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

Spain lifted direct rule in Catalonia after regional leaders were sworn in, concluding an unprecedented attempt by Madrid to contain a separatist push that threatened to splinter the country.

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Nicola Prentis is raising her kids in Girona, a city in northeast Catalonia. The language, food, and wine are all different from other parts of Spain.

Catalonia's leader has set a November date for a vote on whether the northeast region of Spain should become independent. Spain's central government has said it will block the vote.

MADRID --Spain's government on Tuesday ordered Catalonia's regional police force to identify officials at local schools and other civic buildings expected to be used as polling stations in a ...

Catalonia's President Artur Mas is seen as a savvy leader who has appealed far beyond his home borders for Catalan independence. But Spain says there's no way it will cut Catalonia free.

Madrid believes Russian-based groups used online social media to heavily promote Catalonia's independence referendum last month in an attempt to destabilize Spain, Spanish ministers said on Monday.

Freewheel with the family along the greenways of Catalonia Spain's abandoned railway lines have a new lease of life as cycling trails, says Kate Simon ...