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Spain’s National Day
Yesterday, Monday October 12, 2015 in Madrid, Spain thousands of soldiers, all in dress uniform, marched in a military parade to celebrate Spain’s National Day. The holiday, known in Spain as Dia de la Hispanidad or Hispanic Day, commemorates the day that Christopher Columbus landed in the ‘New World’. It is also Spain’s armed forces day.
Armed forces aircraft performed a fly-by leaving red and yellow smoke trailing in the sky in honor of the Spanish flag. Onlookers lined the sidewalks of Paseo de la Castellana Boulevard, waving flags and cheering as King Felipe, Queen Letizia, and their children saluted the crowd.
Festivities took place in other historical cities in Spain as well, such as Barcelona and Pamplona.