Domestic news and culture

 The focus remains on Cataluña as just days after his electoral victory, Catalan regional president Artur Mas is charged with civil disobedience for organizing last year's November 9th consultation on independence.  Should he be found guilty, he could be barred from public office for ten years.  The Spanish film academy has chosen a Basque-language film to represent Spain at this year's Oscars.  The last time Spain won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film was in 2004, with The Sea Inside.  And finally, Madrid's Teatro Real Opera House hosts a spider... and Donizetti's last opera.