AdvertisementSpanish Police Detain Catalan Politicians Ahead Of Independence VoteSeptember 20, 2017Camila DomonoskefacebookEmailPeople demonstrate outside the Ministry of the Vice-presidency and of the Economy and Finance in Barcelona, Spain, as Spanish police officers conduct a search inside. Spanish Civil Guard police have stormed several Catalan government ministries in an attempt to stop the region's independence referendum on Oct. 1. (Getty Images)