My ancestors came to Cuba from Spain.  On my father's side, it was in the 1840s.  On my mother's side, it was the 1920s.  So we've always called Spain literally the land of our grandparents. As I told my Spanish friends, I'm not taking sides on this Catalonia conflict.  It's nice to stand on the sidelines for a change! Nevertheless, I think Catalonia may be rushing to independence, as we see in news reports:  Catalonia will move on Monday to declare independence from Spain following its banned referendum as the European Union nation nears a rupture that threatens the foundations of its young democracy. Mireia Boya, a Catalan lawmaker from the pro-independence Popular Unity Candidacy (CUP) party, said on Twitter that a declaration of independence would follow a parliamentary session on Monday to evaluate the results of the Oct. 1 vote to break away. "We know that there may be disbarments, arrests... But we are prepared,...(Read Full Post)