- The main events will focus on the tribute to the Spanish Flag and the traditional military parade, presided over by SS.MM. the Kings of Spain
The city of Madrid will have an important security device on the occasion of the celebration next Monday, October 12, of the National Day of Celebration, which will have more than 2000 members among police officers, health services and emergency services.
Their coordination has been finalized today in the meeting held, at the headquarters of the Delegation of the Government of Spain in the Community of Madrid, representatives of the Citizen Security Unit of the Delegation of the Government; of the House of S.M. the King; Presidency of the Government; Ministry of Defense; Directorate of Quartering of the Land Army; General Commissariat of Citizen Security; Superior Police Headquarters of Madrid; Civil Guard Command; of the special commissariats of the Congress of Deputies and of the Senate; Municipal Agents and Fire City. The meeting was chaired by the government delegate, Francisco Martín.
This device will ensure that the tribute to the Spanish Flag and the traditional military parade, presided over by SS.MM the Kings of Spain, run normally.
On the part of the National Police, which assumes the main weight of security, agents of the Police Intervention Unit, the Protection and Reaction Unit, the Citizen Security Brigade, Air Unit, Cavalry, Canine Guides, Subsoil, Information Brigade, Mobile Brigade and GEO will participate. There will also be direct involvement of the police stations of Centro, Retiro and Salamanca.
The Civil Guard will collaborate mainly in the external closure, with the participation of the Traffic Group, and in the security of the Royal Palace, where the official reception offered by the Kings will take place after the parade.
They will be joined by agents of the Municipal Police of Madrid, of Mobility, and health and emergency services.
Air and Land Parade
A total of 3,850 men and 530 women from the Armed Forces, the State Security Forces and other public institutions of a civil nature will participate in the aeroterrestrial parade on October 12 in Madrid.
The tour will take place along the Paseo del Prado and Paseo de Recoletos. It will begin at the height of the Glorieta of Emperor Charles V and end in the Plaza de Colón.
Reason for celebration
The National Day of Spain is celebrated on October 12 and commemorates the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus in 1492. The celebration was formalized in 1918 by King Alfonso XIII and originally honored the world influence of Spain.