-English below- La crisis catalana, tal y como se ha venido desarrollando, ha desconcertado a propios y a extraños. Muchos no podían dar crédito a lo que estaba sucediendo hasta que poco a poco fueron comprobando que no era la pesadilla de un sueño, sino una realidad. Es más, la crisis catalana es, sin lugar a dudas, la más grave que ha padecido España no solo en nuestro período democrático, sino desde la Guerra Civil de 1936-1939. The development of the Catalan crisis, baffles both nationals and foreigners alike. Many could not believe what was occurring, until what was believed to be a nightmare turned into a reality. Moreover, the Catalan crisis is, without a doubt, the most serious crisis that Spain has undergone since the 1936-39 civil war. The terrorist group ETA, despite spawning more than 800 casualties, never came this close to representing a such a threat to Spain. It is a problem that will continue to be present unless it is tackled with all the weapons at the disposal of a state ruled by law, a category into which Spain falls.