In October, the sentencing of nine pro-independence leaders to between 9 and 13 years by the Spanish Supreme Court for their role in the referendum reignited the clashes between independence protestors and the authorities.

Two years ago, Catalonia’s bid for independence plunged Spain into a huge political crisis when the autonomous Catalan government held an independence referendum.

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