Graphic: Which other regions want to secede from Spain?

Madrid’s plan to use Article 155 of its constitution to dissolve Catalonia’s parliament and directly administer the region could have a ripple effect on other separatist movements in Spain

Madrid plans to use Article 155 of its constitution to dissolve Catalonia’s parliament and directly administer the northeastern region. Rule by Madrid could have a dramatic effect on Spain’s independence movements.

Fears that Catalonia’s distinct culture and language are under threat drive the Catalan’s independence push. There are four ethnolinguistic groups in Spain, including the central Spanish identity, each with varying degrees of separatist sentiment.