Catalan Way (section 235) in Via Augusta street, Tarragona
Date
11 September 2013
Location
Catalonia
Goals
Independence of Catalonia
Methods
Protest march, street protest
The Catalan Way (Catalan: Via Catalana), also known as the Catalan Way towards Independence (Catalan: Via Catalana cap a la Independència), was a 400-kilometre (250 mi) human chain in support of Catalan independence from Spain. It was organized by the Assemblea Nacional Catalana (ANC) and supported by 14 nongovernmental groups.[1] It took place in Catalonia on 11 September 2013, which is the National Day of Catalonia, known as Diada.[1][2] Catalonia's Department of the Interior estimated the number of participants at about 1.6 million.[3] The human chain followed the ancient Via Augusta, from Le Perthus (France, Vallespir) up to Alcanar (Spain, Montsià). According to Carme Forcadell, president of the ANC at that time, it was "a symbol of the unity of Catalan people to achieve national sovereignty".[4]
Plans for the Catalan Way were presented for the first time on 19 June 2013, at the Museu d'Història de Catalunya; the inspiration for these was the 1989 Baltic Way. The presentation included Henn Karits and Ülo Laanoja, two members of the organization which staged the Baltic Way.[5] Three weeks before the event, more than 350,000 people had registered to participate.[6][7] In total, the organizers mobilized about 1,500 buses and 30,000 volunteers to help organize the event.[1][8]
Catalan Way 2014 took place the next year.
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^Toyer, Julien. "Pragmatism may guide politicians as Catalonian separatism flares again". Reuters. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^"More than 1 million Catalans form human chain to promote their bid to break away from Spain". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 12 September 2013.
^"De la Jonquera a Alcanar: 400 km de 'Via Catalana' cap a l'estat independent" (in Catalan). Retrieved 1 July 2013.
^"Hand in Hand for Catalan independence over 250 miles and 86 towns". News Catalonia. 20 June 2013.
^Bosque, Daniel (8 September 2013). "Catalans rally for vast human chain independence bid". AFP.
^"Catalonia readies for large pro-independence march in Barcelona, human chain crossing region". The Washington Post. Associated Press. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018.
^"Human chain for Catalan independence organized". World Bulletin. 6 September 2013.
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