Catalan politics

The Montsec Astronomical Park opened in 2009. The area, in Lleida, a province of Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia, has been used by amateur astronomers taking advantage of its dark skies.

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Catalonia Is Set To Launch Its Own Space Agency. Will It Fly?

10:05am March 17, 2021

by Lucía Benavides

Leaders in Spain's northeastern region have pushed for independence from the country. Now they want to go their own way in space, launching a first nanosatellite this month from Kazakhstan.

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Protesters wave Catalan independence flags in the street in Barcelona, Spain, on Friday, following a week of demonstrations over the prison sentences given to separatist politicians by Spain's Supreme Court.

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Protests Rock Spain's Catalonia Region But Residents Are Divided Over Independence

11:28am October 19, 2019

by Lucía Benavides

While many Catalans are outraged at the central government's crackdown on the independence movement, the huge demonstrations have obscured deep divisions in Catalan society.