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Yesterday Sunday, October 12, Jumilla celebrated Columbus Day, National Day with a ceremony to honor the flag of Spain, the highest sign of sovereignty, independence, unity and integrity of the Spanish people, as a tribute to the body Civil Guard Jumilla, that on this day also celebrated the feast of its patron saint, the Virgen del Pilar.
The military ceremony, which this time took place at the end of Paseo Poeta Lorenzo Guardiola, where you installed the mast monument from which fly the flag of Spain now, beginning with the entrance of the flag carried by members of the Civil Guard Jumilla, and subsequent lifting accompanied by the national anthem of Spain.
In memory to the memory of the fallen in the line of duty, two officers, one of the Civil Guard and other local police of Jumilla, they carried a wreath to the flag pole as a symbol also of union between the two bodies .
The interpretation of "Death is not the end," put an end to the ceremony to honor the fallen by Spain.
The event, chaired by the Mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jimenez and Lieutenant Commander post of Guard Jumilla, Juan Manuel Garcia Pina, it was also attended by councilors of the government team, accompanied by the regional deputy Severa Gonzalez and village headman, and the courts, not the opposition groups, who were not present at the tribute to the flag or the Guardia Civil, but if moved, the PSOE, the Mass in honor of the Virgen del Pilar in the Church of Santiago and the wine of honor with which he ended the day.
The Lieutenant Commander Guard post Jumilla, Juan Manuel Garcia Pina, opened interventions, noting as "Civil Guard has been, is and will be the guarantor of civil liberties and fundamental rights adapting their performance to the principles and constitutional mandates ".
Also appreciated the daily collaboration of local institutions to provide support Civil Guard "continuous and selfless", such as the Department of Services, the local police and the village headman, and ended noting "the title of" very noble, very loyal "bearing the crest of Jumilla is not free, and is earned by honesty and loyalty inhabitants professing to public institutions and to our country, Spain."
The mayor of Jumilla, Enrique Jimenez, closed the ceremony highlighting the flag of Spain, as "a symbol in which the union of the parts are collected, and as such we must understand and respect it, because if we respect the flag, respecting the ideas will and thoughts of all those people part of democracy prevailing in the Spanish State sits. "
It also encouraged "those who still see the flag marked political overtones, broaden their view, see it and know the democratic principles which exalt this image, so that neither citizens nor politicians forget that the Spanish built it set freely between everyone, and as a firm guarantee of freedom of this expression have the flag. "
Moreover Mayor congratulated the Civil Guard, which he is paying tribute on the day of their patron saint.
"As security force are the guarantors of the implementation of the standard, vital for successful coexistence of all people in a peaceful society, in which respect for the freedom of others ensures harmony among all citizens of Jumilla, "the mayor ended saying that" the sovereignty, independence, unity and integrity of Spain, from today, will be reflected in the town of Jumilla. "
After the institutional and military act, authorities and participants addressed the Church of St. James, where a mass was held in honor of the Virgen del Pilar.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Jumilla
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