The 11 facts you need to know about Catalonia’s Sept 11th 2017:
1- In Sept 11th 1714 Barcelona fell against the Spanish army after a long siege
2 – The centuries old Government (the Generalitat), rest of ruling institutions and Catalan Constitution were abolished
3 – September 11th became the memorial for those who died defending Catalonia’s sovereignty
4- On 1977 the Generalitat was restored for the second time after a Franco’s 4 decades long fascist dictatorship
5- 2006, a new Statute of Autonomy was passed after negotiations in Catalonia & Madrid. Catalans validated it through a referendum
6 – 2010, a Spanish Constitutional Court ruling cut back fundamental articles of the Statute of Autonomy
7- This dramatically increased support for Catalan independence until the proindependence movement became the political driving force
8- The yearly #11S peaceful rallies have become the way to propel the proindependence movement forward past successive milestones
9- Madrid’s complete refusal to discuss any aspect of Catalonia’s selfgovernment has only increased support for independence
10- Today’s rally is to support the Oct 1st selfdetermination referendum the Generalitat has organised despite opposition from Spain
11 – If Yes wins the upcoming October 1st referendum the Parliament will declare the Catalan Republic shortly afterwards