What is 2017 Catalan independence referendum?
[[File:DiadadelSi 15.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Pro-independence supporters in [[Barcelona]] on 11 September 2017.]] The '''2017 Catalan independence referendum''' ({{Lang-ca|Referèndum sobre la independència de Catalunya de 2017}}) is a [[independence]] [[referendum]] that occurred in [[Catalonia]] on 1 October 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/09/catalonia-calls-independence-referendum-for-october-spain|title=Catalonia calls independence referendum for October|last=Jones|first=Sam|date=9 June 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=9 June 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Political parties that do not want independence will boycott the referendum. The referendum is illegal according to the Spanish constitution.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-10/catalan-separatists-plot-show-of-strength-in-battle-with-madrid|title=Catalan Separatists Plot Show of Force in Battle With Madrid|last=Duarte|first=Esteban|date=11 September 2017|work=Bloomberg|access-date=13 September 2017|language=en}}</ref> The [[Constitutional Court of Spain]] suspended the referendum on 7 September 2017. The Catalonia government said the court order was not valid, and got support from 750 of 948 [[Municipality|municipalities]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-politics-catalonia/catalan-independence-vote-divides-regions-mayors-idUSKCN1BK0E2|title=Catalan independence vote divides region's mayors|date=9 September 2017|access-date=18 September 2017|website=Reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/3134832/0/referendum-cataluna-arranque-campana-electoral/|title=El independentismo inicia su campaña en Tarragona pese a las advertencias del Constitucional|website=20minutos.es|access-date=18 September 2017}}</ref> This led to the [[2017 Spanish constitutional crisis]]. The [[Spain|Government of Spain]] opposes Catalan independence.<ref>{{cite news|title=Spanish Government rejects Puigdemont’s proposal to hold a binding referendu