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TOPSHOT - People hold Catalan pro-independence Estelada flags during a demonstration in Barcelona on November 11, 2017 calling for the release of jailed separatist leaders. - Lawmakers opted to split from Spain, claiming they had a mandate after a referendum on October 1 in which 90 percent of voters backed secession. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - People hold Catalan pro-independence Estelada flags during a demonstration in Barcelona on November 11, 2017 calling for the release of jailed separatist leaders. - Lawmakers opted to split from Spain, claiming they had a mandate after a referendum on October 1 in which 90 percent of voters backed secession. (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo by JOSEP LAGO/AFP via Getty Images)