Thousands of Grenadians receive the Kings with "vivas" in the parade of the Armed Forces

GRANADA, 3 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Thousands of Grenadians have taken to the streets this Saturday to support the more than 3,000 soldiers who participate in the Armed Forces Day parade presided over by the Kings, who have been received with cheers and applause from the public.

The military parade, which is held every year in a different point of the national geography coinciding with the festival of San Fernando, will cover 1.3 kilometers from the center of Granada this Saturday. Citizens have crowded the route since early in the morning accompanied by flags of Spain, which also hang on the nearest balconies.

The King and Queen arrived by car at 12:00 noon at the Albert Einstein square in the Andalusian city, where the royal tribune is located, and there they have been received by the authorities: the Defense Minister, Margarita Robles; the Chief of Defense Staff, Admiral General Teodoro López Calderón; the president of Andalusia, Juan Moreno; and the acting mayor, Francisco Cuenca.

The recent municipal and regional elections held on May 28, and the advancement of the general elections announced by the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez; They have marked the military parade. The Chief Executive never attends the Armed Forces Day events and has thus been able to avoid submitting to the scrutiny of the citizenry, unlike the parade on October 12, to which the entire Government does attend, and where they have become The beeps and insults to Sánchez have already been common in recent years.

In return, the citizens have dedicated fiery applause to Don Felipe (dressed as Admiral General of the Navy) and Doña Letizia during their journey by car. The forecast of rain has been replaced by a bright sun in the sky of Granada, encouraging the residents to go out into the street.

This was followed by the hoisting and homage to the flag to give way to the central act, with military honors to Their Majesties, the King's review to the Group of Honors, hoisting and homage to the national flag and to those who gave their lives for Spain. , with special mention to those who lost their lives in the last year.

One of the most emotional moments was the paratrooper jump from Corporal Carmen Gómez Hurtado with a Spanish flag weighing 15 kilos and measuring 53 square meters. It is the first time that a woman assumes this responsibility on an Armed Forces Day, coinciding with the 35th anniversary of the entry of women into the Armed Forces.