Constitution, we flag, anthem and we have national holiday. In other words, more than one hundred words, over a hundred reasons, I would say Joaquín Sabina, to consider ourselves almost a country. The flag is from a competition organized by King Carlos III to better distinguish the ships of the Royal Navy. Too bad it was so late, because the great moments of our history since the Reconquista, the saga of the Almogávares, the Grand Master in Italy, the Marquis of Spinola in Flanders or the discovery and conquest of America were made under the banner of Our Lord or King of his domain, with no reference to the rojigualda . The song ended up being the former Royal March , which one musician, Jose de las Casas, in the era of General Franco's nationalist euphoria, made some arrangements to register your name as private property in the General Society of Authors until it was nationalized in 1997. The date of the National Day, October 12 was also decided a few years ago after some hesitation.
is clear that nothing more appropriate to celebrate the National Day military parade. But here, among us, the parade drew tradition conflict, which divided the English in winners and losers. Because for nearly 40 years of Franco the parade was the victory parade that began with the first one held in Madrid on May 10, 1939, 40 days after the last part of war-chief's headquarters, dated Burgos on April 1 above. His text read: "In this day, captive and disarmed the Red Army troops reached their final national military objectives. The war is over. "Realized the end of the war but it meant the continuation of victory from the named third triumphant year. To reach peace and harmony would begin to wait for reconciling the Constitution of 1978.
still remember Lieutenant General Manuel Gutiérrez Mellado, vice president and defense minister, determined to adapt the military symbols, to push the shifting allegiances of the military Franco Rey, replace the parade the victory parade by the Armed Forces . It was at times difficult to begin construction of a new pride where all the English could match. They had finished the victorious celebrations that involved other English plunge in memory humiliating defeat. To do so is sought in our history sometimes match they were outside the fratricidal guerracivilismo that fans have been so insistent. They wanted to find times when all we had been fighting together in the same direction or at least without facing each other with weapons in hand. It was not easy, because even the victors of 1939, or who had erected in his heirs, the process in terms of treason against his dead reconciliatory efforts, in addition to conjecture drag that would bring other material damages.
Armed Forces ceased to be part of that threat that prevented the recovery of freedom by the English and was made a full year warranty, and a support for the foreign policy of our country. Spain ceased to be a country occupied by their armies, as in the days of General superlative, who had erected in ensuring continuity of his regime. Franco did promise that the former combatants concentrated in the Cerro de Garabitas up to 1961, according to which all would be "bound and tied it under guard faithful of our army "evaporated because the Army was able to stop being Franco, preferred to be in Spain and be under the command of constitutional government.
The military parade yesterday coincided with the 20th anniversary of the first participation of the Armed Forces English military in international peacekeeping missions. During these years, our men have been deployed in Central America, the Balkans, Africa, Lebanon, Iraq or Afghanistan, always under orders from the government of the day, braving the risks and part of the job and without having committed improper attitudes. It is an honor to join its ranks. They deserved the applause they received on the Castellana.
