28-F's referendum campaign closes in Cardona and Bas Valley

The campaign for the February 28  independence consultations ended with an emotional ceremony at the Castle of Cardona. A particularly symbolic act, moreover, because it was the last Catalan town to be reduced by the Spanish and French troops on September 18, 1714. The ceremony was attended  the promoters of referendums. A torches march from the castle to the Cardona's village, a famous village by its salt mountain, ended at midnight the campaign.

FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta took part in another closing meeting in Sant Esteve d'en Bas. It was organized by Òmnium Cultural, a cultural movement founded during the Franco's fascist regime. Laporta said: 'It is a step to achieve that Catalonia to be recognized as a state of full international level and that the Catalans could exist in a normal world'. During his speech, he claimed an own state for Catalonia in order to be recognized in its own right before the international community and especially to prosper with their own policies for managing their own resources. 'It is undeniable that a Catalan state to defend their interests will best hospitals, schools, roads and improve the welfare of the Catalans'. Also referred to the struggle for defending the rights of Catalonia as 'the most romantic one that a peoplee can aspire', saying that the Catalan people have already done all the achievements in the fight for freedom. He finally said: "We've been narcotized too much time: it is time for us to awake".