The deputy delegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, has today stressed in Fisterra the role of the Civil Guard to turn the Camino de Santiago into a safe and attractive destination for thousands of people. He did so in the presentation, at the foot of the Fisterra Lighthouse, of the media that make up the Surveillance Plan of the Camino de Santiago that deploys the Command of the Civil Guard of A Coruña. There, the deputy delegate greeted the members of the cavalry squadron that is patrolling the Xacobe routes in the province and the team of the Mobile Office of Attention to the Pilgrim (OMAP), which assists people on the road. In this event he was accompanied by the mayor of Fisterra, Áurea Domínguez, and by the lieutenant colonel head of the Command of the Civil Guard of A Coruña, Fernando Pedreira, as well as various leaders of the municipalities of the Mancomunidad del Camino de Fisterra.
The subdelegate affirmed that “El Camino is safe because the Civil Guard is there”, and explained that the functions of the Corps include the integral protection of pilgrims, the preservation of historical and environmental heritage, the security of road traffic and the prevention of male violence. María Rivas claimed the consideration of the Civil Guard as “Guardian of the Way”, remembering that 92% of the space where the pilgrimage routes run are in the demarcation that falls under the jurisdiction of the Civil Guard. He also added that this presence is significantly greater in the province of A Coruña, since all the recognized roads converge there. In this regard, he pointed out that the action of the Civil Guard has resulted so far this year in more than 1,000 services carried out in the province and related to the Camino de Santiago, of which 340 were aid to pilgrims and pilgrims.
To meet these objectives, the Civil Guard has citizen security units, the Traffic Group and also specialized teams, such as the cavalry squadrons and the three Mobile Offices of Attention to the Pilgrim (OMAP), which are located at the foot of the route.
Cavalry Escadrones
María Rivas greeted the members of one of the three squads of the Cavalry Group of the Civil Guard that are destined in Galicia until October 15 within the framework of the surveillance device of the Camino de Santiago and that are based Melide (A Coruña), Verín (Ourense) and Tui (Pontevedra). Each squad consists of five civilian guards, a corporal and a j｟｠ -driver, adding a total of seven troops. This strategic deployment allows for efficient coverage and a rapid response to any incident, contributing to the safety and well-being of pilgrims and pilgrims. The squad destined for the province of A Coruña patrols the various roads of Santiago that converge in Compostela and extends this year its radius of action to the Muxia-Fisterra route.