Catalan independence flags hang from balconies and in shop windows. Political slogans scrawled on walls cry out for freedom. The Catalan president's palace at the heart of Barcelona displays a banner: ...

In Barcelona, the capital of the Catalonia region, the streets were full of tourists and life seemed to go on as usual, with the addition of Catalan flags everywhere.

GIRONA, Spain -- As in towns across this wealthy northeastern region, the maze-like cobblestone streets of Girona's medieval quarter are fluttering with flags in favor of Catalonia's independence.

People wave 'Estaladas' (pro-independence Catalan flags) as they gather during a pro-independence demonstration in Barcelona on Sept. 11, 2016, during the National Day of Catalonia 'Diada.' (Pau ...

Throngs of university and high school students, draped in Catalan flags, marched for the right to vote in Sunday’s independence referendum.

Catalan independence groups have said they are planning on handing out 30,000 pro-independence flags to the crowd during FC Barcelona's Champions League soccer match on Wednesday night to protest ...

At Jose Luis Sosa-Dias's factory near Madrid, lengths of bright red and yellow polyester are being steamed and pressed as workers rush to rebuild stocks of the Spanish flag after a huge surge in ...