Isn’t Catalonia the more conservative, productive part of Spain? Like Northern Italy / Milan in Italy?
Catalonia was a part of Spain beginning just before Columbus’ trip to the New World, and only became an “autonomous region” after the death of Franco.
Not in the American sense.
More libertarian than conservative with a deep ideological divide.
The Catalan leftist only need only a few more votes to form a government.
A bit. The Catalans and the Basques - their neighbors on the North-West - were the more industrial parts of Spain and still are mostly.