Hundreds protest against Spanish king in Barcelona

A burned image of King Felipe lies on the street during a protest outside the venue where the King hosts an official dinner ahead of the 2019 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain February 24, 2019. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Hundreds of people took to the streets of Barcelona on Sunday to protest against a visit by Spain's King Felipe VI to the Catalonia region that made a failed bid to secede in 2017.

The king has become a polarising figure in Catalonia since making a rare political intervention at the height of the secession crisis, when he called pro-independence leaders irresponsible and undemocratic.