Overview

• Central and regional governments say preparations are advanced, the venue is held for 29 October, and the Royal Household has been notified.
• The Kings, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Valencian president Carlos Mazón are expected to attend alongside other senior officials.
• Victims’ associations requested the anniversary date, a secular ceremony and a large space with priority for families, in what organizers describe as Spain’s first laic State funeral with multiconfessional participation.
• The tribute is intended to honor all who died in the same catastrophe, including victims from Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucía.
• The exact hour remains open to accommodate families’ preferences and a monthly protest planned for that day, pending final confirmations.