Overview
- The main Balearic ceremony took place in Fornells, Menorca, presided over by Coronel Alejandro Hernández, drawing about 1,000 attendees in the first staging of the command’s flagship event on the island.
- Severe weather from the ‘dana Alice’ activated island emergency plans and an Es-Alert in Mallorca, limiting travel and reassigning personnel, with Government Delegate Alfonso Rodríguez Badal remaining with the emergency committee.
- Sixteen agents received decorations for service, civic collaborators were recognized, and veterans took a final salute to the flag as part of the formal tributes.
- An homage honored guards who died in service, notably remembering Mallorca native Diego Salvà, with his father participating in the offering.
- Parallel observances were held across Mallorca, including Felanitx, Pont d’Inca, Inca and Artà, while other regions in Spain marked the Virgen del Pilar with local masses and gatherings.