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Barcelona rally touts Catholic Spain slogan and Reconquista flag

Original: Spain, Barcelona: "SPAIN WILL BE CATHOLIC OR IT WILL NOT BE." Flag with Christ on Cross, Santiago Matamoros - symbol of

A demonstration in Barcelona has drawn attention after participants displayed a banner reading "Spain will be Catholic or it will not be" alongside a flag bearing Christ on the cross and Santiago Matamoros, a symbol tied to the medieval Reconquista. The imagery frames Catholic identity as central to Spanish nationhood, echoing crusade-era symbolism and stirring debate over nationalist religious messaging in the city.

Why now: The open use of Reconquista and crusade symbolism in a major Spanish city is provocative and fuels ongoing debates over religion, identity and nationalism in Spain.

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• Spain, Barcelona: "SPAIN WILL BE CATHOLIC OR IT WILL NOT BE." Flag with Christ on Cross, Santiago Matamoros - symbol of Reconquista. This is not extremism, this is history. The spirit of the Crusades and the Reconquista is alive. · RadioGenoa · 71

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