At the beginning of the 20th Century, Catalonia had gained and lost varying degrees of autonomy a number of times. Catalan pro-independence ‘Estelada’ flags (Picture: Pau Barrena/AFP/Getty) ...

Catalonia has been a part of Spain since the 15th century. Its language and culture have remained over the centuries despite the region's closer integration into the Spanish nation-state.

Later, during the early 20th century before the years of Francisco Franco's fascist dictatorship, Catalonia enjoyed some degree of self-government. Modern-day Catalonia has a parliament, a ...

19th Century - Emergence of a renewed sense of Catalan identity.. 1931 - When Spain becomes a republic, Catalonia is given broad autonomy.. 1936-39 - Spanish Civil War: Catalonia is a key ...

In Spain's northeast region of Catalonia, that's the official language, along with Spanish. ... "We have clients like 20th Century Fox, HBO. A lot of films, European and American, ...