Solemn hoisting of the Flag for the 9th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty King Felipe VI

• The act has been chaired by the President of the General Council of the Judiciary Power and the President of the Supreme Court, both accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff.

The Solemn hoisting of the Flag commemorating the 9^th anniversary of the Proclamation of His Majesty the King Felipe VI, has taken place at the Descubrimiento Gardens located at Colon Square (Madrid). The act was co-chaired by the President of the General Council of the Judiciary Power,the spokesperson Rafael Mozo Muelas and the President of the Supreme Court Francisco Marín Castán both accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral General, Teodoro Esteban López Calderón. 

Among the assistants, there were the State Attorney General, members from the General Council of the Judiciary Power and the Supreme Court, as well as representatives from the Land Army, the Air Force, the Navy and the Civil Guard.

The Mixed Honours Company consisting of four sections, with a Commanding group, an Honour Squadron and the Unity of Music belonging to the Reserve and Security Group nº1 from the Civil Guard.

Each of the sections, made up of 27 members, belonged to the land Army, to the Group of Marine Infantry of the Navy based in Madrid, the Honours Squadron of the Security Group of the Air Force and the Reserve and Security Group nº1 of the Civil Guard.

A representation of the three armies and the Civil Guard was in charge of the rising of the flag. The sequence of acts was as follows:

The rise of the flag at Colon Square is held regularly each month. There are only four times per year when the rise of the flag is extraordinarily celebrated and it is nicknamed as the Solemn Rise of the flag. The first of this Solemn Rise is held on May 15^th coinciding with the festivity of the Patron Saint of Madrid, San Isidrio. On this day, it is the major of Madrid who assists to the solemn rise. The second solemn rise of the flag is carried out on June 19^th, commemorating the proclamation of his majesty the king and it is co-chaired by the President of the General Council of the Judiciary Power and the President of the Supreme Court. The third solemn rise takes place on July 12^th which is the anniversary of the enactment of the Supreme Court and it is presided by the President of the Supreme Court. The last of the four solemn days is celebrated on December 6^th, which the Spanish Constitution was approved. The rise of flag of this day is chaired both by the Presidents of the Congress and the Senate.

The flag measures 300 square meters (21x 14) and weighs 35 kilos. It was first risen in 2001, year when the previous pole (21 meters tall) was substituted by the new one (50 meters tall). This new pole has a turning device that allows to turn the pole in the same direction as the wind, avoiding the flag to get entangled around the pole. The pole weighs almost 20 tonnes and is anchored to a base that lies on four pillars located at the underground parking of Colon.