This October 12 dawned under the threat of rain, while the parade of the day of the patroness of the Civil Guard, the Virgen del Pilar, rehearsed on Barber Avenue in Toledo, and two drones with Spanish flags flew over the buildings. Although Aemet warned him, the sky suddenly darkened and it started to rain hardwhich forced the event to be suspended with little margin and move it to the Salto del Caballo stadium.
But neither the rain nor the change of scenery spoiled an event that the Civil Guard carefully prepares and in which family and neighbors participate every year. The Salto del Caballo was filled with uniforms in the stands and the parade and tribute to the dead took place under cover. between the large audiencearmy commanders and civil and military authorities.
The event was chaired by the Government delegate in Castile-La Mancha, Miracles Toulonwho highlighted in his speech “the vigor, firmness, perseverance, courage, love and loyalty” of the civil guards and their families, “because these are the values that define you as civil servants and which are included in your anthem under the motto summarized by the Duke of Ahumada: ‘honor is my motto‘”.
A corps which is today going through “one of the best moments in its history, with a workforce which has increased in recent years and which will continue to do so with the new public employment offer, which includes 2,721 positions for the Guard civil service throughout Spain. “, declared Tolón, to add that “for the Spanish government it is a primary objective, since your presence not only guarantees security, but also strengthens links and structures the territory in the face of the demographic challenge that our region faces. And the 129 students who join the Castile-La Mancha Institution this month will help improve this situation to complete their training and strengthen the citizen security units in the five provinces.
During the presentation of the decorations, he gave as an example of excellence “the arrest in just 48 hours of the perpetrators of crimes of Otero and Mocejón with an intense and discreet investigation while social networks spread hoaxes and hate messages; or the dismantling of a labor exploitation network in Hellín (Albacete), with more than 300 workers affected.
For his part, the head of the 2nd zone of the Civil Guard of Castile-La Mancha, Brigadier General Francisco Javier Cortéshighlighted the performance of the Benemérita in the protection of citizens. “Our Civil Guards are present 24 hours a day in the towns, streets and highways of Castile-La Mancha. and 365 days a year to guarantee security, assist and care for citizens in need, prevent crime and, in the event of crimes or violations of the law, prosecute the perpetrators”, and made no reference to it that during the first 9 months of the year, “the Civil Guards of Citizen Security and Traffic carried out in Castile-La Mancha with the official vehicles allocated more than 26 million kilometerswhich would imaginarily mean 668 trips around the world.
