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Granada Deploys Large Security and Cleaning Operation for Patroness Procession as Córdoba Holds Virgen del Rayo Today

City services roll out expanded plans to manage crowds, traffic and candle wax along the routes.

Overview

  • Granada’s plan mobilizes 165 personnel, including 105 Policía Local agents and 63 Inagra operatives, to support the Virgen de las Angustias procession.
  • The Granada cortejo opens to the public at 16:00 with the image exiting at 17:30 on a set city route, with traffic restrictions in force from 15:30 to 23:30.
  • To limit wax on streets, Granada will hand out 10,000 portavelas and activate a post‑procession cleanup with more than 40 operatives and 17 hot‑water high‑pressure teams.
  • Córdoba’s Virgen de los Dolores y del Rayo processes today from 19:00 to 22:00 with a newly restored gilded puñal and new dalmatics, after a one‑week delay linked to a diocesan mission.
  • Recent related events include Badajoz’s rare outing of the Virgen de las Mercedes after over fifty years tied to a 300th anniversary and Valladolid’s crowded closure of the Santa Misión, while Granada showcases heritage through its new ‘Tesoro’ exhibition and a pregón by Emilia Cayuela.