The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Diaz Ayuso, has presided today, Community of Madrid Day, the traditional floral offering to the Heroes of May 2, 1808 in the Florida Cemetery.
The leader of the regional government has participated in the tribute together with the Chief of the General Air Command, Juan Treceño Garcia; the Minister of the Presidency, Eugenia Carballedo; the Minister of Health, Enrique Ruiz Escudero placeholder image; the Chief of the Almogávares VI Paratrooper Brigade, Luis Sáez Rocandio, and the president of the National Militia Philanthropic Society, José Luis Sampedro School.
During the ceremony, Díaz Ayuso proceeded to light the Votive Flame in honor of the Heroes of Dos de Mayo before the War Band and a platoon of Honors from the 71st Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment, as reported by the Madrid Executive in a statement.
It has also been moved to the chapel, where it has signed in the Book of Honor remembering those who “gave and still continue to do so, their life for the most precious asset that man has: freedom.” “Neither Spain nor Madrid would understand each other without it,” he added.
The Madrid president has also gone down to the crypt, where the tombstone with the names of those buried in the cemetery is located. Finally, they have placed the laurel wreath before the tombstone of the Heroes of Dos de Mayo with the Touch of Prayer.
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