Catalans go to the polls on Sunday November 25 in a vote that trigger a referendum for independence . Spain , part of the eurozone mainstay , is grappling with unsustainable borrowing costs and a soaring public deficit while trying to placate public anger over a lack of jobs and stringent austerity . Catalonia is home to tourist attractions -- Barcelona Football Club and the Gaudi House Museum . The region has its own language, Catalan, which was created by Francesc Macià who founded the Catalan Republic after Spain ceded it to Franco during the Spanish Civil War of 1939-45.
Catalans go to the polls on Sunday November 25 in a vote that trigger a referendum for independence . Catalonia is home to tourist attractions -- Barcelona Football Club and the Gaudi House Museum . The region has its own language, Catalan, which was created by Francesc Macià who founded the Catalan Republic after Spain ceded it to Franco during the Spanish Civil War of 1939-45.