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Aerial parade by the Spanish Air Force Patrulla Águila (Eagle Patrol) drawing a Spanish flag with smoke at the Armed Forces Parade.. National Day of Spain is a holiday throughout the entire country, so all central (national) government's and autonomous communities' (provincial) institutions and administration offices are closed on that day, as are banks and stores.
During the 18th century the new Bourbon dynasty revived Spain's economic and military power through a series of important reforms in the armed forces and the economy, notably those of Charles III of Spain. Thanks to these reforms, Spain performed well during the war of Jenkins' Ear defending overseas territory, won the war of Austrian ...
The squadron during the Fiesta Nacional de España military parade in Madrid.. The Air and Space Force Honors Squadron (Spanish: Escuadrilla de Honores del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio) [1] is the ceremonial unit attached to the as an operational component of the Spanish Air and Space Force.
Ceuta garrison of the legion Ceuta garrison of the legion The legion on parade 105mm L118 light gun of the legion artillery group The 4th Tercio Guión. For centuries, Spain recruited foreign soldiers to its army, forming the foreign regiments (Infantería de línea extranjera) such as the Regiment of Hibernia (formed in 1709 from Irishmen who fled their own country in the wake of the Flight ...
The parade was commanded by General Andrés Saliquet, Commander of the Madrid Military Region, and was presided by the Franco. More than 120,000 men and 1,000 vehicles took part in the parade, including small contingents of the German Condor Legion , the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie and the Portuguese Viriatos .
Spain has recalled a frigate accompanying a U.S. aircraft carrier to the Middle East because of rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, the country's Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
Spanish authorities are planning to convert unused military barracks and installations into temporary shelters for migrants to deal with the rapid rise in the number of people arriving on the ...
A military parade is a formation of soldiers whose movement is restricted by close-order manoeuvering known as drilling or marching. Large military parades are today held on major holidays and military events around the world. Massed parades may also hold a role for propaganda purposes, being used to exhibit the apparent military strength of a ...