Four hundred thousand had signed up to be part of the chain, but many more showed up to take part.
Organizers claim that the actual number was near four times the amount of people who had signed up.
The chain stretched from the French border, to the neighboring region of Valenica.
They were showing their support for Cataloina to separate from Spain and become it's own country.
With a population of seven million, the region is one of the wealthiest in Spain, producing a fifth of the country's wealth.
Many Catalans are tired of paying more than what they see as their fair share, as the rest of the country has major debt.
Regional president Artur Mas is attempting to have a referendum asking Catalans if they should leave Spain and form their own country.
Spain has called such a referendum "unconstitutional".
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