SpanishPrimeMinisterMarianoRajoyvowedThursdaytoblockanindependencereferenduminCataloniaslatedforOctober1whichhebrandedan"intolerableactofdisobedience".ButCatala
Catalonia'sregionalparliamentpassedalawWednesdaypavingthewayforanindependencereferendumonOctober1whichisfiercelyopposedbyMadrid,settingacourseforSpain'sdeepestp
Hundreds of thousands of Catalans took to the streets on Sunday (Sept 11) to demand their region break away from Spain, pressuring pro-independence leaders to unite and iron out differences over their secession plan.