Protests in Barcelona - a political city

I was a little concerned about choosing Barcelona as a destination for this trip with the referendum on independence in the Fall and the various protests since that time.  We were in the city less than 3 hours when we ran into our first protest, and then a second one just blocks away.  

The first one was for immigrant rights (anti-racisme).  They had a full set of 11 declarations including citizenship without a rigorous exam, open borders, no domestic violence, etc.  (Posted below in Spanish or Catalon).  The news reported there were about 3,000 demonstrators.  They were totally peaceful and just marching and chanting. 

The second demonstration we found was in front of the Catalonian govn't buildings and was a pro-Spain rally.  There were a ton of Spanish flags.  It was well organized, with a pick up truck with sound equipment and a speaker.  At one point the crowd cheered as a white banner with a yellow ribbon on it was taken down from a balcony.  We discovered later this yellow ribbon is the symbol of independence for Catalonia.  It is found all over the city. 

"Catalonia is Spain".  There were also a few EU flags.  It reminded me a bit of the protest in Scotland during the Brexit vote. 

One young man came along and draped some of our group in Spanish flags (and there asked for 5E a piece). 

The starred flags are for independent Catalonia.  The other flags read "free the political prisoners" and "Si" - vote yes for independence.  The leaders of the movement have faced arrest or self exile to avoid arrest from the Spanish govn't.  

Yellow ribbons everywhere.  I've seen a number pinned on old ladies on the street, but couldn't discretely take a picture. 

Democratia (democracy) with a picture of a woman with her mouth covered.  Protesting the inability of the people to speak out for independence. 

I feel like from my observations of the city, that Spain will continue to have an uphill battle in bringing Catalonia into the full Spanish identity.  It's clear from our observations that people are Catalon first and Spanish second (if at all) in their identity.  Most of the signage I've seen has been Catalon, then Spanish, and occasionally English.  Subway sign:

I kept my eyes pealed, but we must have been mostly in pro independence neighborhoods.  I did however find this Spanish flag flying next to an EU flag from one apartment balcony.