No. But Catalonia does have three official languages recognized.
Catalan
Spanish/Castillian
Occitan
Even though Catalan and Occitan are similar to Spanish, they are not Spanish dialects. They are both completely different languages, with unique words, verb conjugations, pronunciations, etc.
No. Spanish has many dialects, but the two main Spanish dialects spoken in Colombia are called Andean-Pacific and Caribbean.
No. Catalonia is a no-independent catalan speaking country, no spanish speaking. The biggest area of Catalonia belongs to a spanish speaking country (Spain).
Dialects are a variation of the same language. In Spain the basic language is Spanish. Andalucia is one basic dialect but believe it or not there are dialects within Andalucia so distinct that a specific village can be identified. Castillian is a dialect also. It just happens to be the dialect recognized by the Spanish Royal Academy as the correct way to speak Spanish. There are other dialects in the same areas where regional languages are spoken. Regional languages spoken in Spain are not Spanish languages, they are differant languages. They are Catalonia (around Barcelona), Galician (around Bilbao), and Basque which is spoken in the area between the other two languages.
Barcelona is in the region of CATALONIA. People in Catalonia speak a local language, called Catalan. Derived from latin, as many meditteranean languages (Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Gallego, Occita, etc..). These are full languages, as opposed to a dialect (which is a local variation of a language). As Catalonia is a part of Spain, Spanish is also spoken by everybody in Catalonia (thus in Barcelona).
Yes, there are different dialects of the Spanish language spoken in various regions around the world. These dialects can include variations in vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar. Some of the most notable Spanish dialects are European Spanish, Latin American Spanish, and Caribbean Spanish.
The two most common languages spoken in Barcelona are: Catalan and Castellano - both dialects of the Spanish language. Catalan is the most spoken although Castellano is also used to a lesser degree. Catalan is not (repeat NOT) a dialect of Spanish, it is a language in it's own right. Catalan was suppressed during Franco's rule but now is the official language of Catalunya.
There are many Spanish dialects, with variations in accent, vocabulary, and pronunciation. Generally, Spanish is categorized into five main regional dialects: Peninsular Spanish (Spain), Latin American Spanish (Central and South America), Caribbean Spanish, Mexican Spanish, and Equatoguinean Spanish.
Catalonia is arround 1000 years old. Catalonia has been free for 700 years but then had been ocupated by the spanish for the past 303 years.
Catalonia is a region in Spain that has its own sub-government and language. Barcelona is in Catalonia. Also, they speak Catalán in Catalonia, in addition to official Spanish (Castillano) . Catalán is similar in sound to French and Spanish mixed together, though it's a unique language in its own right. The word is the same in English, and means the same thing.
Catalan: Spoken in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, and parts of eastern Aragon. Galician: Spoken in Galicia, in the northwest of Spain. Basque: Spoken in the Basque Country, a region in northern Spain and southwestern France.
Mexican Spanish and European Spanish are dialects of each other, just as British English and North American English are dialects of each other.
Cesc Fàbregas is spanish. He was born in Vilassar de Mar, in Catalonia.