I'm amazed at how misinformed people writing here about Catalonia are! The Spanish Government is NOT holding Catalonians prisoner, it's just the opposite! Please try to read in the Spanish major newspapers what's actually going on (elpais.com; elmundo.es; lavanguardia.com; abc.es; are just a few, use Google Translate) before making assumptions based on a lot of misinformation. You'll be shocked when you find out what's actually going on! It is no coincidence that major European Governments (Germany, France, UK, Italy etc.) as well as the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, the President of the European  Parliament Antonio Tajani, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, etc. all of them are backing Spain Primer Minister Rajoy's approach to the situation in Catalonia.