Why does Catalonia want freedom from Spain?

There will be times when a region of the country wants to separate itself from their country and become a new country. This may be because they do not like the laws for the land or they feel that they can be more powerful on their own. In the case of Catalonia which is a northeastern area of Spain, they want their own freedom.

As a matter of fact, they have declared their independence from Spain which resulted in a few ministers of Catalonia being thrown in prison. This took place in October of 2017. The region of Catalonia is known for being rich and they feel that they had to help the poor and their tax dollars are being used without regard to them.