Catalan crisis: Huge rally in Barcelona rejects secession bid 6 Photos . Updated: 30 Oct 2017, 03:06 PM IST Livemint Thousands attended a rally for Spanish unity in Barcelona after Catalonia was stripped of its autonomy for declaring independence. In images 1/6Pro-unity supporters take part in a demonstration against Catalonia’s declaration of independence in central Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday. Reuters 2/6Pro-unity supporters take part in a demonstration in central Barcelona. Reuters 3/6Some 300,000 people turned out in Barcelona, Catalonia’s largest city, for the pro-unity rally. Reuters 4/6Demonstrators hold a banner reading ‘Catalonia is Spain’ during a rally against Catalonia’s declaration of independence, in Barcelona. AP 5/6Ciudadanos leader Albert Rivera attends a pro-unity demonstration in central Barcelona. Reuters 6/6Men perform a bullfighting game outside the Palau Generalitat after a mass rally against Catalonia’s declaration of independence. AP