Better for Russia to annex Venice, Catalonia or Alaska (all of which have well-publicized if improbable secessionist movements).
Just Joking? Bugged Russian Ambassadors Want to Annex Alaska and Miami|Anna Nemtsova|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There have been fitful mutterings about Catalonia, the region of Spain where Barcelona is, seceding from Spain.
Homage to Catalonia|Megan McArdle|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is, however, good for the coalition partners in Catalonia, who have shrewdly set a far-away date for the referendum.
Homage to Catalonia|Megan McArdle|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Others have also found exaggerations in Homage to Catalonia.
Orwell’s Lies: His Diaries Reveal Problems with the Truth|Jimmy So|August 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There was an immediate outbreak of hostile public opinion in Spain, which in Catalonia resulted in serious riots.
A History of Spain|Charles E. Chapman
The edicts for Aragon and Catalonia were the same as that for Valencia, except in two points.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 3|Henry Charles Lea
M. de Noailles returned from Catalonia, and was received as his address merited.
The Memoirs of Louis XIV., His Court and The Regency, Complete|Duc de Saint-Simon
From that place the slaughter spread to Catalonia and Aragon.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich Graetz
The wine made in Catalonia amounts to one-fifth of the whole produce of Spain.
Spain|Wentworth Webster
British Dictionary definitions for Catalonia
Catalonia
/ (ˌkætəˈləʊnɪə) /
noun
a region of NE Spain, with a strong separatist tradition: became an autonomous region with its own parliament in 1979; an important agricultural and industrial region, with many resorts. Pop: 7 012 600 (2003 est). Area: 31 929 sq km (12 328 sq miles)Catalan name: Catalunya (ˌkatəˈluːnɪə) Spanish name: Cataluña (kataˈluɲa)