Catalonia braces for takeover by Spain
by Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Laura King, Los Angeles Times
Oct 27, 2017
2 minutes
BARCELONA, Spain - In a crowd outside Catalonia's ornate regional headquarters in Barcelona, two men argued fervently. One was for independence from Spain, the other against.
Like others elsewhere in Catalonia, Xaui Nicolau, 41, and Juan Antonio Martinez, 67, argued over whether the northeastern region's president, Carles Puigdemont, had miscalculated by refusing to renounce secessionist aims.
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