Boys wearing estelada or pro independence flags sit during a rally in Catalonia square in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. Thousands of demonstrators crowded a central square in Barcelona during the main campaign event organized by two major pro independence civil society organizations ahead of the vote scheduled for Nov. 9th. Spain's wealthy Catalonia region calls off an independence vote but says an unofficial poll would still be held next month to gauge secessionist sentiment. Separatists in northeastern Catalonia, which has 7.5 million people, have been trying for several years to hold a breakaway vote from Spain to carve out a new Mediterranean nation. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti), APTOPIX