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Posted: 2/12/2013 10:38:23 AM EST
FILE - In this Saturday, July 9 2011 file photo, Spanish bull fighter Alberto Aguilar looks at a Dolores Aguirre Ybarra's ranch fighting bull during a bullfight at San Fermin fiestas in Pamplona northern Spain. Spain's Parliament is expected to agree to debate whether bullfighting should be declared of cultural interest to the entire nation, a move that could eventually knock down a ban on the spectacle in the northeastern region of Catalonia. A pro-bullfighting group in Catalonia has collected 590,000 signatures. The petition reaches Parliament on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 10:53:46 AM EST
Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union, talks to members of the parliament during a voting session at the Catalonia parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Dec. 21, 2012. Regional parliament deputies in Catalonia have voted back into office a president who has promised to stage a hugely controversial referendum on independence from Spain. Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union was voted president Friday by 71 deputies in favor and 63 against. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 10:53:46 AM EST
Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union, talks to members of the parliament during a voting session at the Catalonia parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Dec. 21, 2012. Regional parliament deputies in Catalonia have voted back into office a president who has promised to stage a hugely controversial referendum on independence from Spain. Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union was voted president Friday by 71 deputies in favor and 63 against. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 10:53:46 AM EST
Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union, talks to members of the parliament during a voting session at the Catalonia parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Dec. 21, 2012. Regional parliament deputies in Catalonia have voted back into office a president who has promised to stage a hugely controversial referendum on independence from Spain. Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union was voted president Friday by 71 deputies in favor and 63 against. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 10:53:46 AM EST
Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union, talks to members of the parliament during a voting session at the Catalonia parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Dec. 21, 2012. Regional parliament deputies in Catalonia have voted back into office a president who has promised to stage a hugely controversial referendum on independence from Spain. Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union was voted president Friday by 71 deputies in favor and 63 against. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Posted: 12/21/2012 10:53:46 AM EST
Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union, walks to the stand to deliver a speech at the parliament in Barcelona, Spain, Friday Dec. 21, 2012. Regional parliament deputies in Catalonia have voted back into office a president who has promised to stage a hugely controversial referendum on independence from Spain. Artur Mas, head of the Convergence and Union was voted president Friday by 71 deputies in favor and 63 against. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Posted: 11/26/2012 2:53:34 PM EST
People walk past torn electoral posters calling for the independence of Catalonia following the elections in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. A day after voters in Spainís economically powerful region of Catalonia dealt a punishing blow to the ruling party advocating independence from Spain, the pressure was on the party leader and regional president Artur Mas to form a new government that would carry out his promise. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Posted: 11/26/2012 2:53:34 PM EST
An electoral poster featuring the leader of center-right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) Artur Mas is seen in the street following Sunday's elections in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. A day after voters in Spain’s economically powerful region of Catalonia dealt a punishing blow to the ruling party advocating independence from Spain, the pressure was on the party leader and regional president Artur Mas to form a new government that would carry out his promise. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Posted: 11/26/2012 2:53:34 PM EST
Two men walks in front of an electoral poster featuring the leader of center-right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) Artur Mas following Sunday's elections in Barcelona, Spain, Monday, Nov. 26, 2012. A day after voters in Spain’s economically powerful region of Catalonia dealt a punishing blow to the ruling party advocating independence from Spain, the pressure was on the party leader and regional president Artur Mas to form a new government that would carry out his promise. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Posted: 11/26/2012 8:16:46 AM EST
Convergencia i Unio (CIU) party candidate for Catalunya's regional government Artur Mas (R) stands next to Unio Democratica de Catalunya (UDC) party leader Antoni Duran i Lleida during a news conference in Barcelona November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. The CIU is an alliance of the Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya (CDC) and the UDC. REUTERS/Albert Gea
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Posted: 11/26/2012 8:16:46 AM EST
Convergencia i Unio (CIU) party candidate for Catalunya's regional government Artur Mas (L) waves to supporters from a balcony, as Unio Democratica de Catalunya (UDC) party leader Antoni Duran i Lleida leaves, in Barcelona November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. The CIU is an alliance of the Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya (CDC) and the UDC. REUTERS/Albert Gea
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Posted: 11/26/2012 8:16:46 AM EST
Esquerra Republicana (ERC) Independent Party's presidential candidate Oriol Junqueras for Catalunya's regional government speaks to supporters in central Barcelona, November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino
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Posted: 11/26/2012 8:16:46 AM EST
Esquerra Republicana (ERC) Independent Party's supporters cheer during an election in central Barcelona, November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino
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Posted: 11/26/2012 8:16:46 AM EST
Convergencia i Unio (CIU) party candidate Artur Mas for Catalunya's regional government gestures during a news conference behind an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) in Barcelona November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. REUTERS/Albert Gea
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Posted: 11/26/2012 6:28:26 AM EST
The leader of center-right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU), Artur Mas reacts after his elections result in Barcelona, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The economically powerful region of Catalonia has voted into office a large majority of pro-independence lawmakers, but the leader who made a referendum over breaking away from Spain a central plank of his campaign saw his party's majority reduced by 12 seats. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Posted: 11/26/2012 6:28:26 AM EST
The leader of the center-right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU), Artur Mas, center, looks at the crowd following his election results in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. The economically powerful region of Catalonia has voted into office a large majority of pro-independence lawmakers, but the leader who made a referendum over breaking away from Spain a central plank of his campaign saw his party's majority reduced by 12 seats. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
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Posted: 11/25/2012 9:06:26 PM EST
Convergencia i Unio (CIU) party candidate for Catalunya's regional government Artur Mas (R) stands next to Unio Democratica de Catalunya (UDC) party leader Antoni Duran i Lleida during a news conference in Barcelona November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. The CIU is an alliance of the Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya (CDC) and the UDC. REUTERS/Albert Gea
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Posted: 11/25/2012 9:06:26 PM EST
Convergencia i Unio (CIU) party candidate for Catalunya's regional government Artur Mas (L) waves to supporters from a balcony, as Unio Democratica de Catalunya (UDC) party leader Antoni Duran i Lleida leaves, in Barcelona November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. The CIU is an alliance of the Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya (CDC) and the UDC. REUTERS/Albert Gea
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Posted: 11/25/2012 9:06:26 PM EST
Esquerra Republicana (ERC) Independent Party's presidential candidate Oriol Junqueras for Catalunya's regional government speaks to supporters in central Barcelona, November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino
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Posted: 11/25/2012 9:06:26 PM EST
Esquerra Republicana (ERC) Independent Party's supporters cheer during an election in central Barcelona, November 25, 2012. Four separatist parties in Spain's Catalonia looked set to win a majority in regional elections on Sunday, partial results showed, but the main one was on course to lose some seats, possibly undermining its bid to call an independence referendum. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino
