Catalonia – Peter Geoghegan

Spanish eyes are on Catalan independence

By peterPosted on 8th October 2013Posted in Catalonia, independence, ScotsmanTagged Catalan independence, Scotsman

While opposing factions argue over attendance figures at the Yes rally, Catalonia musters 1.6 million for the cause , writes Peter Geoghegan EARLIER this month, I spent an afternoon outside the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. I didn’t go to admire the haunting spires of Gaudi’s unfinished masterpiece – impressive though they are – but to […]

Catalans form human chain for independence

By peterPosted on 8th October 2013Posted in Catalonia, Global Post, independenceTagged Catalonia, Global Post, human chain

BARCELONA, Spain — People in Catalonia formed a 250-mile human chain across this Spanish region in the latest push to create an independent state. At least 400,000 people took part in the event on part in Catalonia’s national day. On Tuesday evening, a crowd walked slowly through the narrow streets around Sants, a neighborhood west of Barcelona, […]