It could be, but searching for Catalonia in Google maps explicitly indicates it's a part of Spain. https://www.google.se/maps?q=catalunya https://www.google.se

It could be, but searching for Catalonia in Google maps explicitly indicates it's a part of Spain. https://www.google.se/maps?q=catalunya https://www.google.se/maps?q=catalunya Another explanation would be the dispute with Morocco about Perejil Island: https://www.google.se/maps?q=isla+perejil https://www.google.se/maps?q=isla+perejil Or even the dispute regarding Gibraltar with Britain.