More than 4,000 soldiers paraded through the streets of Madrid today in a National Holiday Day. A day in which, in addition to the rain, there have been two main protagonists, beyond the military themselves. On the one hand, the president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Salvador Illa, that returns to this act, an event that has not occurred since 2010. On the other hand, the head of the Executive, Pedro Sanchezwhich after being scrutinized by the audience has been the subject of boos and whistles, even more so after the latest information about the “Koldo case”.
Among the novelties, this was the second time that Princess Leonor has attended in a military uniform, in this case with that of the Navy, as first class midshipman Borbón Ortiz. However, although it was planned that for the first time two flags will arrive from the sky covers by paratroopers: that of Spain and the commemorative of the 10th anniversary of the proclamation of Felipe VI, The rain has finally prevented this from taking place.
Already on the asphalt, on this occasion the citizens have not been able to see armored vehicles like the “Leopard 2E” They do participate in other years (on gondolas) and, for example, they were in Oviedo in May, on Armed Forces Day on the asphalt. Neither have the “Pizarro” or the “Castor” paraded. Nor were there self-propelled howitzers.