# Canonical recap data for Catalonia Independence Vote (2017)
# Source: https://recap.at/2017/catalonia-independence-referendum
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slug: catalonia-independence-referendum
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/2017/catalonia-independence-referendum"
title: Catalonia Independence Vote
subtitle: An illegal but massive referendum on Catalan independence fractured Spanish politics and exposed deep regional tensions within the EU.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 2017-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 2017
decade: 2010
country:
name: Spain
slug: spain
summaryShort: The Catalan independence movement is a social and political movement with roots in Catalan nationalism that seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain and the establishment of a new Catalan Republic.
summaryLong: The Catalan independence movement is a social and political movement with roots in Catalan nationalism that seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain and the establishment of a new Catalan Republic.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Estelada_blava.svg/1280px-Estelada_blava.svg.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Catalan independence movement"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_independence_movement"
  title: Catalonia independence movement
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
- protest
metaDescription: The Catalan independence movement is a social and political movement with roots in Catalan nationalism that seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain and t
wikidataQid: Q893331
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20171222213506/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_independence_movement"
  capturedAt: 2017-12-22
  label: Catalonia independence movement
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_independence_movement"
