Catalan declaration of independence
The Catalan declaration of independence was a resolution that was passed by the Parliament of Catalonia on 27 October 2017. While the text proclaims the independence of Catalonia from Spain and the establishment of an independent Catalan Republic, the declaration itself did not receive recognition from the international community and it produced no legal effect.
Puigdemont before the Parliament of Catalonia on 10 October 2017
Carles Puigdemont's address led to mass confusion on whether Catalonia declared independence on 10 October or not.
Puigdemont casting the vote for Declaration of Independence on 27 October
Pro-independence mayors supporting the Declaration of Independence on 27 October in the Parliament of Catalonia
2017 Catalan independence referendum
An independence referendum was held on 1 October 2017 in the Spanish autonomous community of Catalonia, passed by the Parliament of Catalonia as the Law on the Referendum on Self-determination of Catalonia and called by the Generalitat de Catalunya. The referendum, known in the Spanish media by the numeronym 1-O, was declared unconstitutional on 7 September 2017 and suspended by the Constitutional Court of Spain after a request from the Spanish government, who declared it a breach of the Spanish Constitution. Additionally, in early September the High Court of Justice of Catalonia had issued orders to the police to try to prevent the illegal referendum, including the detention of various persons responsible for its preparation. Due to alleged irregularities during the voting process, as well as the use of force by the National Police Corps and Civil Guard, international observers invited by the Generalitat declared that the referendum failed to meet the minimum international standards for elections.
Pro-independence flags in Barcelona
Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and 700 mayors of Catalonia on the meeting at preparation of referendum, 16 September 2017
Final meeting of campaign for referendum in front of Palau Nacional, 29 September 2017
Protests in Barcelona after Spanish police raided Catalan government buildings, 20 September 2017