a year ago when spanish police heavy handedly broke up an attempt to hold a referendum on catalonian independence spanish courts had declared the referendum illegal triggering the nation s greatest political crisis in decades huge crowds came out to called for in the pendants a year on and the catch on independence movement is fractured its leaders in jail or in exile from belgium the most prominent leader catalyst for jim and sent out this message. the victory of october first must stay alive in our heads and our hearts he up above all let us not stray from the only path we must follow in order to live in a full democracy that is a catalan republic and international recognition of the show. dialog between the regional and national administrations has so far delivered some economic deals for catalonia for demonstrators in boston known as streets that spot from enough.
approached this in spades catalonia region of marking the first anniversary of a referendum on breaking away from madrid the vote was really ruled illegal by the country s supremum courts and plunged the country into political crisis a year pro independence demonstrators have been taking to the streets again demanding to be heard. thousands of pro independence demonstrators marched through the streets of bus alona until well after sunset. since the morning they had been rallying in different parts of town. they blocked roads and even the entrances to the city s stock exchange building. goes out girders them we are maintaining the flame of october first because we are aware what we voted for and we don t plan on taking a step back in open saying. that it s all commemorates the events of