Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has suggested that Catalans are more united than ever, but behind the pictures and the numbers, there is a more nuanced story. The referendum has not only exposed the divisions between Catalonia and Spain, but those within Catalonia itself.
Turnout was only about 43%, meaning that fewer than half of the roughly 5 million Catalans on the electoral roll chose to split from Spain. A few hundred Catalans joined a small rally in Barcelona on Wednesday night to voice their opposition to the separatist movement. Another demonstration is planned for the weekend.
People who attended this week`s demonstration told CNN they feared the crisis would result in violence on the streets -- and that some who oppose independence are afraid to speak out.
`Send a message of love`
Javi Pacheco, who works in advertising and marketing, said he did not believe in independence for the northeastern region."I don`t because what is the reason? Spain steals from us? I like Sevillian traditional dance, I like Granada, I love the whole of Andalusia, I like the north of Spain, I love Catalonia, and I love all Spanish people and that is why I think that the independence movement is a manipulation of our feelings which doesn`t get us anywhere."It`s true that we need to listen to each other, but the debate needs to be in the Spanish Parliament.removeClass(`video__end-slate--inactive`).addClass(`video__end-slate--active`);}};CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === true) ? true : false;var configObj = {thumb: `none`,video: `world/2017/09/26/catalonia-spain-what-you-need-to-know-sdg-lon-orig.cnn`,width: `100%`,height: `100%`,section: `international`,profile: `expansion`,network: `cnn`,markupId: `body-text_13`,adsection: `const-article-inpage`,frameWidth: `100%`,frameHeight: `100%`,posterImageOverride: {"mini":{"height":124,"width":220,"type":"jpg","uri":"//i2.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170929111324-01-catalonia-referendum-0928-small-169.jpg"},"xsmall":{"height":173,"width":307,"type":"jpg","uri":"//i2.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170929111324-01-catalonia-referendum-0928-medium-plus-169.jpg"},"small":{"height":259,"width":460,"type":"jpg","uri":"//i2.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170929111324-01-catalonia-referendum-0928-large-169.jpg"},"medium":{"height":438,"width":780,"type":"jpg","uri":"//i2.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170929111324-01-catalonia-referendum-0928-exlarge-169.jpg"},"large":{"height":619,"width":1100,"type":"jpg","uri":"//i2.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170929111324-01-catalonia-referendum-0928-super-169.jpg"},"full16x9":{"height":900,"width":1600,"type":"jpg","uri":"//i2.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170929111324-01-catalonia-referendum-0928-full-169.jpg"},"mini1x1":{"height":120,"width":120,"type":"jpg","uri":"//i2.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/170929111324-01-catalonia-referendum-0928-small-11.jpg"}}},autoStartVideo = false,callbackObj,containerEl,currentVideoCollection = [],currentVideoCollectionId = ``,isLivePlayer = false,moveToNextTimeout,mutePlayerEnabled = false,nextVideoId = ``,nextVideoUrl = ``,turnOnFlashMessaging = false,videoPinner,videoEndSlateImpl;if (CNN.autoPlayVideoExist === false) {autoStartVideo = false;if (autoStartVideo === true) {if (turnOnFlashMessaging === true) {autoStartVideo = false;containerEl = jQuery(document.showFlashSlate(containerEl);} else {CNN.autoPlayVideoExist = true;}}}configObj.autostart = autoStartVideo;CNN.markupId, autoStartVideo, isLivePlayer, mutePlayerEnabled);CNN.setFirstVideoInCollection(currentVideoCollection, configObj.markupId);videoEndSlateImpl = new CNN.VideoEndSlate(`body-text_13`);/*** Finds the next video ID and URL in the current collection, if available.* @param currentVideoId The video that is currently playing* @param containerId The parent container Id of the video element*/function findNextVideo(currentVideoId) {var i,vidObj;if (currentVideoId && jQuery.isArray(currentVideoCollection) && currentVideoCollection.length > 0) {for (i = 0; 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Pacheco said he valued the country`s laws and institutions.
"I am here for people like me who defend Spain and love Catalonia and we think that it is thanks to the constitution that we have been able to live in a totally legal framework," he said. "Being Spanish doesn`t mean being a fascist."
He has been saddened to see the events of the past few weeks and the divisions that have arisen between friends and families.
"It`s sad to lose friendships just because you think in a different way. The problem here now is that there seems to be only one point of view and the central government hasn`t done much to stop this happening. Sometimes staying silent is reckless, as is trying to give rational solutions to a problem that is emotional."
He believes the rest of Spain should send a "message of love" to all Catalans, welcome them to the Spanish Parliament and give them the right to talk.
`This has become a jungle`
Susana Andrés, 45, accused politicians of lying to Catalans and leading them toward a "war in the streets."
"I am Catalan and Spanish. I do not want to break Catalan society in the way it`s happening now. We lived very well, Catalan people all united, and they have turned things into what you can see, what you have seen the last few weeks. Politicians are to blame; we the citizens were living very well," she said.
"I hope that the government will be able to stop all this. This revolution in the streets. I hope the politicians will come to their senses. That they have common sense. Because we were living freely in a democracy and this has become a jungle.
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