Is Barcelona part of Spain or Catalonia?

Barcelona (/ˌbɑːrsəˈloʊnə/ BAR-sə-LOH-nə, Catalan: [bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain.

Is Valencia part of Catalonia?

The Catalans are the people who live in the “Paisos Catalans”, or Catalan Countries, which include Valencia, the Balearic Islands, parts of the Spanish region of Aragon, Roussillon in southeastern France and, Catalonia itself. Sunday’s referendum does not cover the entire Catalan Countries.

What is the language of Majorca?

Catalan
Language in Mallorca The official language is Catalan (spoken as the local dialect Mallorquín), although Spanish is of course also spoken by all residents. English and German are widely spoken in all tourist destinations, and most literature aimed at tourists can be found in these four languages as a minimum.

When did Catalonia have a referendum on independence?

In 2014 there was an unofficial referendum (with an estimated turn out of 37-41%) on independence in which 80 per cent of voters said they wanted Catalonia to be an independent state.

What’s the percentage of support for Catalan independence?

Pro-independence parties have never managed to take 50% of the vote in regional elections. Meanwhile, popular support for seceding from Spain – which reached a record high of 48.7% in October 2017 – is currently at 44%, with 48.3% of Catalans in opposition. Has independence always been a key issue in Catalan politics?

Where does the Catalan independence movement come from?

The Catalan independence movement ( Catalan: independentisme català; Spanish: independentismo catalán) is a social and political movement with roots in Catalan nationalism, which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain and, by extension, the independence of North Catalonia from France and that of other Catalan Countries .

Why does Catalonia want to secede from Spain?

This and the years of harsh austerity policies that followed lead to the rise of populist parties across Spain and an increasing frustration in the wealthy Catalonia. Catalonia is the richest region in Spain and if it successfully seceded Madrid could lose 20 per cent of its GDP.