The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. September 12, 2018 Up to a Million People March in Barcelona to Celebrate Catalonia's "National Day" --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Spain, up to a million people took to the streets of Barcelona Tuesday, to celebrate Catalonia's "National Day" and to demand Catalonia's independence from Spain. Last October, the Spanish government seized control of Catalonia after its leaders held a banned independence referendum. .