[2] The 2012 Catalan independence demonstration involved more people,[6] but this protest brought the dispute to light in the world.

[citation needed] The demonstration was led by a banner with the slogan in Catalan Som una nació.

The summary judgment published the same day revealed that the Court had declared parts of 14[7] out of 277 articles unconstitutional and would submit 27 more to restrictive "interpretation".

[3] The march had been planned to start at 18:00 CEST (16:00 UTC) at the junction between the Avinguda Diagonal and the Passeig de Gràcia 41°23′47″N 2°09′34″E / 41.3965°N 2.1595°E / 41.3965; 2.1595.

[3] The organisers decided to perform the closing act – the singing of Els Segadors (the Catalan anthem) and the reading of a short manifesto – in a packed Plaça de Tetuan despite the absence of the official "head" of the march, and the demonstration started to disperse at around 20:00.