Again  - another misleading comment. Nobody here in Barcelona is required to speak Castellano !! As for second or third or fourth language  I really don´t know what you are talking about.....On the contrary the biggest issue here in Catalunya in the last years has been the so called "purification of Catalunya" where Catalan is imposed in all primary schools. The law in Spain clearly states that children wherever they live in Spain must have the option to study in Castellano. That goes for all the autonomous regions of Spain.
As for Franco he died over 40 years ago and Spain and it s regions have done a tremendous job to develop a modern democracy!!! That includes Catalunya. You have obviously never been here and least of all lived here. There is no Franco attitude anywhere -on the contrary.
It is only vicious false rhetoric used by the independent movement.
This gang of opportunists have mismanaged the region for years. I am speaking on behalf of the majority of Catalans.