Overview

• Galicia, Navarra, País Vasco and Madrid have declared July 25 a regional holiday in honor of Santiago Apóstol.
• Early this morning the Dirección General de Tráfico activated its special weekend operation to manage an estimated 6.5 million vehicle movements.
• In Santiago de Compostela, civil and religious authorities led the traditional Ofrenda al Apóstol ceremony, with Alfonso Rueda presiding over the offering.
• Sama de Langreo and other Asturian towns opened multi-day fiestas featuring theatre, sports contests, verbenas and processions.
• Sagunt launched a novel “bautizo peregrino” mini-stage walk and Michoacán communities held multiple masses and kermés celebrations in Morelia, Capula and Charo.