Catalonians come out in the masses to protest for independence

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A child standing on the shoulders of his father among the flags of Catalonia.

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A child running under the "senyera" the flag of Catalonia.

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Some children who are the future of Catalonia independence under the eyes of their parents.

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A huge independence flag at the head of the march behind almost a million people screaming "Independence.".

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One of the main streets of Barcelona jammed with thousands of people with flags of Catalonia.

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The street and ground is not visible through the sea of Catalonian flags.

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Street View via Pau Claris principal city with thousands of people.

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A young man waving the flag of Catalan independence.

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Two girls painted in the colors of the Catalan flag.

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A man claims the independence of Catalonia with his face painted with the flag.

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The event will have seen thousands of children with their parents.

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A banner with the slogan "Spain's Catalonia drowning" is why some Catalans want independence and secede from Spain.

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1.5 million people come out, according to the City Police and 600,000 according to the Government Delegation in Catalonia, to fill the streets of Barcelona to celebrate the National Day of Catalonia and demand independence.

The manifestation of the Dyad has run slowly and without incident after its inception, shortly before 18:00, at the confluence of the streets of Pau Claris Casp and the slogan 'Catalunya, nou estat d'Europe' . A flood of 'estelades' and 'senyeres'(Catalan flags )- a million and a half people, according to the city police and 600,000 according to the Government Office - has flooded the streets of downtown Barcelona in a festive atmosphere with slogans in favor of the i ndependencia