People wear Esteladas (Catalan separatist flags) as they walk past pro independence posters from a youth branch of the leftist Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) political party during the regional national day 'La Diada' in Barcelona, Spain, September 11, 2017. REUTERS/Albert Gea
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Around one million Catalans rallied in Barcelona on Monday, waving red and yellow striped flags and banging drums, in a show of support for independence after Madrid moved to block a referendum on the region's split from Spain.
Sept. 11 marks the 'Diada', Catalonia's national day, which commemorates the fall of Barcelona to Spain in 1714 and is traditionally used by pro-independence activists to call for secession for the northeastern region with a distinct language.
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