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| Pro-Independence Rally in the Placa Catalunya |
September 11 has a different meaning in Barcelona, one very different from Americans. September 11 is Catalan National Day, and to many Catalans, the hope for independence has been fermenting for 300 years, ever since they lost a major battle with France. The issues are too complex to explain in a short paragraph. Catalonia will hold an advisory plebiscite in 2016 for or against independence similar to Scotland's election in 2014. Today, Barcelona's major boulevards and plazas were filled for several hours by thousands of people wearing, waving, and celebrating the Catalan flags and colors.
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