Topic: Mariano Rajoy

Demonstrators shout as thousands protest the Catalan government's push for secession from the rest of Spain (AP/Emilio Morenatti)

The Catalan crisis: What is a nation?

Patrick Lawrence
People clash with Spanish Guardia Civil guards outside a polling station. (Getty/Raymond Roig)

What went wrong in Catalonia?

Mireia Triguero Roura