The Free Way to the Catalan Republic ( ca, Via Lliure a la República Catalana), or Free Way, was a large

gathering Gather, gatherer, or gathering may refer to: Anthropology and sociology * Hunter-gatherer, a person or a society whose subsistence depends on hunting and gathering of wild foods *Intensive gathering, the practice of cultivating wild plants as a s ...

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

on 11 September 2015, the

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, in support of

Catalan independence The Catalan independence movement ( ca, independentisme català; Spanish: ''independentismo catalán'') is a social and political movement (with roots in Catalan nationalism) which seeks the independence of Catalonia from Spain. The beginning ...

. It was organized by "Now is the Time", a joint campaign organized and funded by the

Assemblea Nacional Catalana The Assemblea Nacional Catalana ("Catalan National Assembly"; ANC by its Catalan acronym) is an organization that seeks the political independence of Catalonia from Spain. It also promotes the independence of other Catalan-speaking regions, whic ...

(ANC) and

Òmnium Cultural Òmnium Cultural () is a Catalan association based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It was originally created in the 1960s to promote the Catalan language and spread Catalan culture. Over the years it has increased its involvement in broader political is ...

. The number of participants was estimated at about 1.8 million according to Barcelona's Municipal Police. The demonstration followed similar protests in 2010,

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, the Catalan Way (2013) and the Catalan Way 2014. It was followed by Go ahead, Catalan Republic (2016).

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Free Way to the Catalan Republic

Ara és l'hora (Now is the time)
{{Catalan nationalism 2015 in Catalonia 2015 protests Catalan independence movement Politics of Catalonia Protests in Catalonia

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