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Catalonia's Independence Crisis Explained

Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain has sparked the country's biggest political crisis since democracy was restored in 1975. A banned referendum on Catalan independence in October was met with a heavy police crackdown. An election called by the Spanish Prime Minister to quash separatist efforts backfired, as pro-independence parties returned with a majority. But their determination to reinstate their controversial leader and pursue independence has brought the two sides to an impasse. Catalonia has a distinct history dating back almost 1000 years and enjoyed broad autonomy before General Franco suppressed it, though autonomy was restored after Franco died.

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Catalonia's Independence Crisis Explained

Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain has sparked the country's biggest political crisis since democracy was restored in 1975. A banned referendum on Catalan independence in October was met with a heavy police crackdown. An election called by the Spanish Prime Minister to quash separatist efforts backfired, as pro-independence parties returned with a majority. But their determination to reinstate their controversial leader and pursue independence has brought the two sides to an impasse. Catalonia has a distinct history dating back almost 1000 years and enjoyed broad autonomy before General Franco suppressed it, though autonomy was restored after Franco died.

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Catalonia's bid for

independence from Spain


explained
The drive for Catalan independence captured the world's
attention in October, when a banned referendum on the
issue was met with a heavy police crackdown.
A bid by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to quash the
efforts of separatists by calling an election backfired in
December.
Pro-independence parties returned with a majority in the
regional parliament. But their determination to reinstate their
controversial leader and pursue a split from Spain has brought
the two sides to an impasse.
It is the country's biggest political crisis since democracy was
restored in 1975, after the death of military dictator General
Francisco Franco.

Catalonia is one of Spain's wealthiest and most productive


regions and has a distinct history dating back almost 1,000
years.
Before the Spanish Civil War it enjoyed broad autonomy but
that was suppressed under Gen Franco.

When Franco died, the region was granted autonomy again


under the 1978 constitution and prospered as part of the new,
democratic Spain.
A 2006 statute granted even greater powers, boosting
Catalonia's financial clout and describing it as a "nation", but
Spain's Constitutional Court reversed much of this in 2010.
The 2008 financial crash and Spanish public spending cuts
fuelled local resentment and separatism.
1. Do you think Catalonia independence would affect politically
and economically your region?

2.a) Does the writer say Catalonia is an economically weak


region in spain?

b)According to the text, were pro- independence parties a


minority after december elections?

3.independence
crisis

put down

4. your friend lucas is trying to force his mother to be inside the


independence movement tell him not to do it ad give him a
good reason.

5. when franco died, the region granted autonomy again under


the 1988 constitution and prospered as part of the new
democratic spain ( active)

Catalonia is one of Spain ´s wealthiest and most productive


regions and has distinct history dating back almost 1000 years
( future perfect)

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