Los ciudadanos catalanes votan en un proceso participativo no vinculante en el que opinan sobre la independencia de Cataluña.
Catalonian anti-independence militants burn the Catalan separatist flag, "Estelada", during a demonstration on November 9, 2014 in Barcelona during a symbolic vote on whether to break away as an independent state, defying fierce challenges by the Spanish government. One of Spain's richest but most indebted regions, Catalonia's long-standing yearning for greater autonomy has swelled in recent years of economic hardship, sharpened by resistance from Madrid. AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE
GRA045. BARCELONA, 09/11/2014.- Un ciudadano, con barretina, deposita su papeleta en el Instituto Lluís de Peguera de Manresa (Barcelona), durante la jornada participativa, sin carácter vinculante, convocada hoy para que los catalanes se pronuncien sobre la independencia de Cataluña. EFE/Susanna Sáez
A man wearing a protest T-shirt casts his ballot on November 9, 2014 in Barcelona during a symbolic vote on independence for Catalonia from Spain. One of Spain's biggest and richest regions, Catalonia defied Madrid today and proceeded with a symbolic vote on whether it should break away as an independent state. AFP PHOTO/LLUIS GENE.