Almost 3,000 military have exhibited their skills before 5000 assistants proud and excited by the National Armed Forces Day That, after 40 years, has returned to Tenerife.
Los Reyes, Felipe VI and Letiziahave presided over this act, accompanied by the Minister of Defense, Margarita Roblesthe Chief of the General Staff of the Defense (Jemad), Admiral Teodoro Esteban López Calderón, and other civil and military authorities. Almost 200 relatives of deceased military have been invited to this tribute.
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchezhe also wanted to move his congratulation for this day, in X, to “All men and women who dedicate their lives to the service of Spain“:” You are the pride of all. Thanks for your delivery and courage. “
A total of 3,266 troops from the Army, Army, Army of the Air and Space, Military Emergency Unit (UME), Royal Guard and Civil Guard (13 % of them women), have participated in this parade in a 1,120 -meter route from the confluence of the South Penetration Avenue and the Constitution avenue until the roundabout of Victor Zurita Soler.
On this occasion, Citizens have not been able to parade the horses that traditionally escort the king and those who make up the assembled group, since it was decided that they did not participate to avoid the stress that the transfer from the peninsula is supposed to.
He Flag and tribute They gave their lives for Spain has given way to the overflow of the aircraft of the Eagle Patrol that has drawn in the sky the colors of the national flag, with which the parade has begun. This has followed the land parade before a new flight of the Eagle Patrol has ended the institutional act with which every year tribute to the Armed Forces. As a curiosity, this year the Legion has recovered its traditional goat called “shrimp.”
This is the second time that Santa Cruz de Tenerife hosts this parade after the one held in 1986, when the now king participated as a cadet knight of the Military General Academy.
