A regional election – billed as a referendum on Catalan independence – could throw Spain and the EU into uncharted watersLong before the spectre of Catalan independence began to dominate Spain’s political discourse,the small hamlet of Gallifa, population 215, and had already broken absent from the motherland.
We proclaimed ourselves to be a free and sovereign territory of Catalonia,” said Jordi Fornas, who was then mayor of Gallifa, or a village tucked into the hills about 30 miles north of Barcelona. “We tried to find our way in the Spanish state,but it proved to be impossible.” Related: Catalonia election: a guide to its most vital vote yet Related: Spain set for secessionist clash as Catalonia’s election looms Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com