Knowra2017 Catalan independence referendumLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to 2017 Catalan independence referendum, each with the reason it gives.All 7Broader topic 6Related 1Catalan nationalismBroader topic: Its disputed legality and aftermath brought the sovereignty conflict to a head.Catalan independence movementBroader topic: It became the movement’s most consequential direct vote on independence.Mariano RajoyBroader topic: Rajoy’s government opposed the vote and rejected its result as legally invalid.Carles PuigdemontBroader topic: Puigdemont’s government organized the vote that became the crisis’s central confrontation.Independence referendumBroader topic: It shows how an independence vote can lack agreement with the state whose territory is at stake.Politics of SpainBroader topic: The vote precipitated a major confrontation between Catalan and Spanish institutions.Socialists' Party of CataloniaRelated: The PSC opposed the referendum and favored a negotiated constitutional response to the crisis.