Is Valencia part of Catalan?

The Catalans are the people who live in the “Paisos Catalans”, or Catalan Countries, which include Valencia, the Balearic Islands, parts of the Spanish region of Aragon, Roussillon in southeastern France and, Catalonia itself. Sunday’s referendum does not cover the entire Catalan Countries.

Are the Balearic Islands part of Catalonia?

“The Balearic Islands will never form part of the so-called Catalan Lands as long as I am president,” said the regional leader, José Ramón Bauzá, in a newspaper interview. “Baleares is part of Spain and we are delighted with that.”

Does Catalonia deserve independence?

Catalonia deserves independence as much as any other state. The principle of national self-determination was laid down by Woodrow Wilson after the First World War and accepted by the colonial powers who unwound their empires, if somewhat reluctantly, over the next half-century. Both the League of Nations and the United Nations were founded partly…

What currency would an independent Catalonia use?

To this end, Catalan president Artur Mas has himself insisted that an independent Catalonia would remain part of the Eurozone, telling a cadre of international businessmen this past September 19th that Catalonia “will have the euro as its currency whatever happens”.

Why does Catalonia want to be independent from Spain?

The Catalans want to be independent to obtain the freedom to express themselves in their Catalan language. Wanting to have their own form of government without having to be commanded by the royalty and Spanish government. They also do not want to pay taxes. Spain is going through a crisis: the region of Catalonia wants to separate itself from Spain.

Will Catalonia gain independence?

In the long term, it is unlikely that Catalonia will ever gain independence for a variety of reasons but two of the strongest are the illegality of the referendum itself and the fact that no self-respecting nation is content to let a part of it secede, regardless of the reasons.