12th of Oct. National Day ?

Hi eveybody,

I got picked to ask If anybody has more information on 12th of October part of it has to do with Columbus but not all of it ?! Casa Real only mentions the royal family going to an air show then a dinner with pic. The girls of Principe Felipe's website are stumped! :o
Robb

Hi Robb! Did you already read over the long " Feliz día de la Fiesta Nacional!!! " thread in this forum? You'll find it enlightening (if not frustrating ), I'm sure, but if you have more specific questions, feel free to ask!

Saludos, MadridMan

Hi Madridman,

Thanks sooo much for the info. I've been trying
to convince some of the Prince Felipeclub posters to come over to your site!It's great and chockfull
of information. Some of them do read and speak spanish but not all!
Robb

One more thing!....The 12th, el Día del Pilar, it's also the 'Guardia Civil''s Patron Saint day. (And my mum's, grandma's, aunts, etc.... )

p

P.S.: on Saturday, the 'faldón' of the Virgin in Zaragoza was made up of over 12 million flowers!

Thank you Pim !
Do you know If the day was picked because King JC has a sister named Pilar ? And I'm not sure
about the goat in the parade is it someones' pet
or does it wind up as a meal ?
Robb

Robb,

No, the name of the king's sister does not have anything to do with it! We don't have THAT KIND of king, you know?

The goat is the pet or mascot of a special group within the military, called the 'legionarios', sorry I'm no expert and I can't give you much info on them, I'm sure some of the guys in this board are much more knowledgeable if you want further details....

I think that the day was chosen because it was the Hispanity day. In almost every lathynamerican country, and in the ex-colonies (as Equatorial Guinea) the day is celebrated as well.

As Paloma says the goat is the mascot of "La Legión" (it has been for decades) and every time the take part of a parade the goat goes with them.

Fernando

Thanks so much to Pim and Fernando!!!!!
I'm hoping make it to Madrid with some of the
other posters in the fall 2003. Any scrap of information is much appreciated :p
Robb