Catalonia Erupts In Renewed Protests One Year After Independence Vote
Secessionists in the region won last year's referendum, which Spanish authorities deemed unconstitutional. Now, protesters are marking the anniversary — and making clear they're not backing down.
Precisely one year since Catalan separatists took to the polls to declare independence from Spain, they again fanned out across the region — this time not to cast votes but to block streets and pack city plazas.
"The First of October is and will always be the day the Catalan people demonstrated their immense commitment to upon his visit to the small town of Sant Julià de Ramis.
