Catalan separatists win absolute majority in election

Catalan elections: Pro-indy parties win majority against all odds

'Political prisoners': More than 750,000 march for release of Catalan leaders

Barcelona police said about 750,000 people had attended and many had come from across Catalonia

Catalonia Tottering

Mr. Rajoy should display magnanimity by apologizing for the behavior of the police on Oct. 1 and pledging greater respect for Catalan national yearnings

Catalan parliament declares independence from Spain, as Madrid approves direct rule over region

Catalonia’s leader again refused to declare independence. Now it’s up to parliament

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has pressed to take control of the Catalan government, including its police, public media and finances

A Chance to Defuse the Catalonia Crisis

Catalonia's leader puts independence from Spain on hold ahead of talks with Madrid

Despite renewed calls for dialogue with Madrid, the proclamation makes a negotiated solution more difficult as Mr Rajoy has said he would not talk to the Catalan leaders until they drop plans for independence

Catalan independence referendum in chaos as police clash with voters

In Catalonia, an ‘Accidental’ Leader of Unwavering Conviction

A former journalist, with a Beatles mop-top haircut, he was already calling for separation from Spain on the streets of Barcelona in the early 1980s, when secessionism was a marginal movement in Catalonia