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Catalan separatists buoyed by vivid human chain for independence from Spain

They wanted to draw attention to their independence movement on La Diada, Catalonia's national day,... euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe for your daily dose of international news, curated and explained:http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a Euronews is available in 13 other languages: http://eurone.ws/17moBCU http://www.euronews.com/2013/09/12/ca... They wanted to draw attention to their independence movement on La Diada, Catalonia's national day, and they succeeded. Hundreds of thousands of people draped in separatist banners and flags turned out in Barcelona and across the region. Demonstrators formed a human chain - organisers said it stretched for 400 kilometres from the Pyrenees in the north to the border with Valencia in the south. It linked up at exactly 17.14 in the afternoon, symbolising the year the Generalitat - an institution allowing Catalonia to run its own affairs - was abolished by the Spanish King Philip V. The aim of the protest was to press the Spanish government to allow Catalonia to hold a referendum on independence. Some opinion polls have suggested that more than 50 percent of Catalans back independence. Although the region has significant self-governing powers, many believe it is treated unfairly over taxes and cultural matters - while the recession and spending cuts have aggravated rifts with Madrid. Find us on: Youtube http://bit.ly/zr3upY Facebook   / euronews.fans   Twitter   / euronews