Catalonia’s deposed leader vows to continue independence fight from outside Spain
By Michael Birnbaum, The Washington Post
Published: October 31, 2017, 11:12pm
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A Catalonia independence flag waves Tuesday on the mast of a boat at the port of Vilanova i La Geltru, Spain. francisco seco/Associated Press Photo Gallery
BARCELONA — When the time comes to write the history of breakaway nations, Catalonia will have an unusual trajectory: On Friday, leaders triumphantly declared independence. On Tuesday, they emerged in at least temporary self-imposed exile.
Independence advocates ruefully acknowledged that Catalonia had failed to seize the political steering wheel from Spanish leaders in Madrid, and many looked back at a whirlwind October to ask whether different tactics could have achieved better results.
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