barcelona/madrid catalonia move monday declare independence spain hold ban referendum push european union nation toward rupture threaten foundations young democracy catalan president carles puigdemont say favor mediation find way crisis spain central government reject prime minister mariano rajoy government respond call catalonia return path law first negotiations mireia boya catalan lawmaker pro-independence popular unity candidacy cup party say declaration independence would follow parliamentary session monday evaluate result oct. vote break away know may disbarments arrest ... prepare case stop say twitter puigdemont tell bbc would ask region parliament declare independence follow referendum spain government constitutional court say illegal minority catalans vote televise address wednesday night puigdemont say moment call mediation receive various offer last hours receive without specifically mention plan independence declaration add sure next days show best country institutions catalonia apply result referendum today close yesterday historic wish prime minister mariano rajoy government reply puigdemont waste opportunity put catalonia back legal course mr. puigdemont want talk negotiate want send mediators know perfectly well must first return path law say statement participants referendum opt overwhelmingly independence turnout 43 percent catalans favor remain part spain mainly boycott ballot spain restore democracy follow death 1975 military dictator francisco franco catalan language traditions suppress constitutional crisis spain euro zone fourth-biggest economy shake common currency hit spanish stock bond madrid borrow cost rise sharply reach high since march wednesday cost insure potential losses spanish bank debt spanish italian portuguese sovereign debt also jump suggest impact wide euro zone bank stock hit especially hard ibex stock index .ibex fell 10,000 point wednesday first time since march 2015. sign nervous public mood catalonia 's big bank caixabank cabk.mc spain 's economy minister early seek assure bank customers deposit safe puigdemont criticize spain king felipe vi tuesday lambast irresponsible behavior catalan leaders say king disappoint many people catalonia fail call dialogue accuse king felipe endorse policies rajoy say catastrophic catalonia eu executive call wednesday spanish government catalan authorities open dialogue time talk european commission deputy head frans timmermans tell european parliament various attempt find mediate solution crisis emerge wednesday.pablo iglesias leader left-wing podemos party propose spanish catalan government try agree mediator fc barcelona football club say join group catalonia seek negotiate solution spanish media report say catalan regional government touch senior church figure sound possibility play mediate role spanish government reject mediation rajoy tell iglesias puigdemont give idea unilaterally declare independence government source say negotiable deal people plan blackmail state brutally source add rajoy conservative take hard line catalan independence consider unprecedented step dissolve catalan parliament trigger regional elections rule party lawmakers say struggle secure support across traditional political divide lack consensus could compound spain bad political crisis decades sign spanish police reinforcements send catalonia might extend stay army logistics unit send bunkbeds kitchens shower army barrack near barcelona case police need use military base point ministry defence spokesman say police stay hotels catalonia come pressure local residents leave spain jolt catalan vote spanish police response batons rubber bullets use prevent people vote hundreds injure scenes bring international condemnation catalans come onto streets tuesday condemn police action shut traffic public transport businesses stoke fear intensify unrest region make one-fifth spanish economy businessman spaniard person worry scar go catalonia say juan roig chairman spain big food retailer mercadona pro-independence party control catalan government stag referendum defiance constitutional court rule vote violate spain 1978 constitution state country indivisible catalonia language culture political movement secession strengthen recent years outside catalonia spaniards appear strongly oppose independence drive opinion poll conduct vote suggest minority around 40 percent residents catalonia back independence majority want referendum hold violent police crackdown anger catalans across divide catalonia move declare independence spain monday