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A man walks through the Parliament of Catalonia in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov 13, 2017. After Catalonia's Parliament voted Oct. 27 in favor of declaring independence, Rajoy responded by firing top government officials, dissolving the Parliament and ordering the early election. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The Latest: Ex-Catalan president to lead party in election

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Rajoy: Spain can handle any cyber-meddling in Catalonia

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An independence flag is waved as demonstrators take part at a protest calling for the release of Catalan jailed politicians, in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, Nov 11, 2017. Eight members of the now-defunct Catalan government remain jailed in a related rebellion case. Former regional president Carles Puigdemont and four other ex-cabinet members fled to Belgium where they are fighting extradition. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

The Latest: Spain analyzing source of fake news on Catalonia

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Spain's Saul Niguez, left, controls the ball past Costa Rica's Oscar Duarte during a international friendly soccer match between Spain and Costa Rica in Malaga, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

Silva nets 2 as Spain routs Costa Rica 5-0 in friendly

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Spain's Rodrigo Moreno, wearing the new soccer kit for the 2018 World Cup, walks along the pitch with teammates during a training session in Las Rozas, outskirts Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Spain jersey's for the World Cup has sparked controversy after being linked to the Republican flag of the 1930s. The jersey has the colors red, yellow and blue but some say that from afar the blue appears to have the same purple tone of the Republican flag used from 1931-39. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Spain well-served with strikers despite Costa’s absence

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 22, 2013 file photo, former El Salvadoran military Col. Inocente Orlando Montano departs federal court, in Boston. U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco urged the high court on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, to clear the final hurdle to send Inocente Orlando Montano Morales to Spain on charges that he helped plot the 1989 killings of six Jesuit priests, five of whom were Spanish. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

Top Trump lawyer urges extradition of ex-Salvadoran official

By JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press

In this undated image, the Spain jersey that will be used in the World Cup. The jersey, that has the colors red, yellow and blue, has sparked controversy after being linked to the Republican flag of the 1930s. (Jose F. Vallejo/Adidas via AP).

Spain’s World Cup jersey sparks controversy

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Years of propaganda and relentless campaigning by secessionist politicians who have controlled the regional government in Spain's wealthy northeastern corner have generated ethnic resentment and mutual suspicions that are tearing away at Catalonia's social fiber, according to local citizens from all walks of life who spoke to The Washington Times. (Associated Press/File)

Catalonia independence stirs fear, division

By Martin Arostegui - Special to The Washington Times

Demonstrators holding banners that read in Catalan: &quot;Freedom for the Political Prisoners&quot;, gather during a protest against the decision of a judge to jail ex-members of the Catalan government at the University square in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. A Spanish judge issued an international arrest warrant on Friday for former members of the Catalan Cabinet who were last seen in Brussels, including the ousted separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, who said he was prepared to run for his old job even while battling extradition in Belgium. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

The Latest: Tourism chief sees 10-12 pct drop in Catalonia

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Chelsea's Alvaro Morata goes for the ball during the Champions League group C soccer match between Roma and Chelsea, at the Olympic stadium in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Morata and Iniesta back on Spain’s squad; Costa still out

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, center, Vice President Oriol Junqueras, left, and Carme Forcadell, the parliament president, sing the Catalan anthem inside the parliament after a vote on independence in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Catalonia's regional parliament has passed a motion saying they are establishing an independent Catalan Republic.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Carles Puigdemont, Catalan ex-leader, to speak in Brussels as asylum rumors grow

By Raf Casert and Aritz Parra - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2017 file photo, cars drive pass the headquarters of Spanish lender Caixabank in Barcelona, Spain. The tension surrounding Catalonia’s push for independence has been a game changer for more than 1,500 companies, including Caixabank, that have moved their official headquarters out of the wealthy region in recent weeks. The companies fear that they will no longer be covered by Spanish and European Union laws if Catalonia manages to secede. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

For Spanish and Catalan economies, no winners from standoff

By CIARAN GILES - Associated Press

Catalan secession threatens Spain’s golden age for sports

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Catalan President Carles Puigdemont speaks during a statement at the Palau Generalitat in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. Catalonia's separatist leader has called on Catalans to peacefully oppose Spain's takeover, in a staged appearance that seemed to convey that he refuses to accept his firing, which was ordered by central authorities (Presidency Press Service, Pool Photo via AP)

Carles Puigdemont, ousted Catalan leader, vows to fight Spain’s takeover

By Aritz Parra - Associated Press

Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy makes a speech at the Senate in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. Rajoy has appealed to the country's Senate to grant special constitutional measures that would allow the central government to take control of Catalonia's autonomous powers to try to halt the region's independence bid. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Mariano Rajoy, Spain’s prime minister, urges Senate to grant powers in Catalan crisis

By Aritz Parra and Ciaran Giles - Associated Press

BOOK REVIEW: ‘Poet in Spain’ by Federico Garcia Lorca

By Claire Hopley

England to face Spain in Under-17 World Cup final

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People gather in front of the Palau Generalitat in Barcelona, Spain awaiting for Catalan President Carles Puigdemont's speech Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. Spain announced an unprecedented plan Saturday to sack Catalonia's separatist leaders, install its own people in their place and call a new local election, using previously untapped constitutional powers to take control of the prosperous region that is threatening to secede. (AP Photo/Santi Palacios)

EDITORIAL: Distinct Catalan language propels secessionist fervor in Spanish region

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this July 13, 2014, file photo, a plane lands at Portland International Airport in Portland, Ore. She arrived at Portland International Airport on a warm summer evening, dreaming of craft beer, long hikes and the good company she was about to enjoy in the Pacific Northwest. Instead, Cristina Alonso, a 22-year-old student from Spain, was detained by federal customs agents, placed in handcuffs and eventually jailed 90 miles outside of the city. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

Student says federal agents treated her like criminal

By SHANE DIXON KAVANAUGH - Associated Press

People wait to withdraw money from ATMs at a brach of CaixaBank, in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. Bank customers in Catalonia are withdrawing money from financial institutions as CaixaBank and Banco Sabadell, that have moved their official headquarters to other locations in Spain amid a political crisis over the region's independence bid. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Spain’s main parties agree new Catalan election needed

By Aritz Parra - Associated Press