#catalonha

Jacques Léonard. Barcelona. 1960

Catalonia, one of Spain’s autonomous communities, and in fact styled as a nationality within Spain, has long looked toward independence from Spain - thus far culminating in a referendum (deemed unlawful by the Spanish government, natch) in 2017, asking the Catalan people whether they would wish for independence from Spain.  Of course, attempting to secede from Spain has led to calls of sedition, snap elections, imprisonments, the whole nine yards.  We shall see whether the independence movement proves successful or not...for now, the future of Catalan independence is unclear...

Stamp details: Issued in: 1906 From: Barcelona, Catalonia MC #N/A

Jacques Léonard. Indalenco Amaya y la Anika. Verbana de San Juan, en la Casa Rosita. Barcelona. 1960