1m Catalans rally for split from Spain

By Sam Edwards
Updated September 12 2018 - 3:41pm, first published 3:40pm
One million people have taken to the streets of Barcelona to mark the city's fall to Spain in 1714.
One million people have taken to the streets of Barcelona to mark the city's fall to Spain in 1714.

Around one million people have filled central Barcelona to celebrate Catalonia's commemorative day and boost a bid for independence which has left deep divisions almost a year after it brought Spain to a constitutional crisis.

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