Hundreds of thousands of people march in downtown Barcelona on October 8, 2017, to protest plans by Catalonia’s regional government to break away from Spain. (Photo: Reuters)

Barcelona police said 350,000 people gathered, but march organizers claimed as many as 930,000 people turned up. Last Saturday, demonstrations erupted across Spain, including in Madrid, Bilbao, and Zaragoza, calling for unity and a dialogue to resolve the crisis.