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    Catalan Leader Triggers Showdown With Spain Over Independence

    Catalonia's President Charles Puigdemont failed to clarify the region's stand on independence in a letter to Spain's prime minister — a move that Madrid has threatened will end the region's autonomy.
    by Scott Neuman Oct 16, 2017 1 minute
    Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont attends a ceremony commemorating the 77th anniversary of the death of Catalan leader Lluis Companys at the Montjuic Cemetery in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday. / Manu Fernandez / Shutterstock.com

    Updated at 2:40 a.m. ET

    Catalan President Charles Puigdemont, in a letter on Monday to Spain's prime minister, called for more dialogue over the status of the semi-autonomous region, but he failed to meet

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