2012 Catalan independence demonstration
The 2012 Catalan independence demonstration was a protest which occurred in central Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain, on 11 September 2012 during the National Day of Catalonia. The protestors demanded the independence of Catalonia and its establishment as a sovereign state under the slogan "Catalonia, new state in Europe". It was organized by the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) and headed together with the Association of Municipalities for Independence as the most prominent of a series of events known as "March towards Independence" which began on 30 June 2012 in Lleida.
View of the demonstration running through Passeig de Gràcia in front of La Unión and el Fénix Building.
Protesters going to the march
A big estelada (Catalan independentist flag) unfurled from the building of a radio station at Passeig de Gràcia
Via Laietana, Barcelona
National Day of Catalonia
The National Day of Catalonia is a day-long festival in Catalonia and one of its official national symbols, celebrated annually on 11 September. It commemorates the fall of Barcelona during the War of the Spanish Succession in 1714 and the subsequent loss of Catalan institutions and laws.
Floral offerings to the monument of Rafael Casanova, one of the commanders of the Catalan army during the Siege of Barcelona in Barcelona, 2005
Fossar de les Moreres, general view
Francesc Macià, first president of the restored Generalitat, at the homage to Rafael Casanova during the National Day of 1931
Balconies showing a great number of senyeres, 2012
