The events of the Day of the Fallen for the Homeland 2023 held in Spain and abroad

On November 2, All Souls' Day is celebrated and the Spanish Armed Forces celebrate their Day of the Fallen for the Homeland.

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On the occasion of this day, there are in Spain acts of homage to the Fallen in different cemeteries of different religious denominations, and acts of tribute are also held in Spanish military detachments abroad. You can see some of the events held today here.

Honor demanded it and they obeyed,
The duty required them and they complied with it;
With their blood they signed the company,
With their effort the Homeland was enlarged.

They were big and strong, because they were
Faithful to the oath they pledged.
That's why, how brave they fought,
And as heroes they died.

For the Homeland to die was their destiny,
loving Spain, their eternal passion,
serve in the Armies, their vocation and fate.

They did not want to serve another Flag,
They did not want to walk another way,
They did not know how to live otherwise.

Estonia

Tribute to the Fallen by the UDAA NASAMS Contingent of the Air Force at the Ämari Air Base (photos: EMAD).

Latvia

Tribute to the Fallen by the eFPXIII contingent at the Adazi Military Base (photos: EMAD).

Lebanon

Tribute to the fallen by the BRILIB XXXIX contingent at the "Miguel de Cervantes" Base (photos: EMAD).

Mali

Mass for the Fallen at the EUTM Mali contingent base (photo: EMAD).

Alcalá de Henares

Tribute to the Fallen by the "Almogávares" VI Parachute Brigade (BRIPAC) in the Military Plot of the Alcalá de Henares Cemetery (photos: FUTER).

Almería

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army in the military zone of the San José Cemetery (photos: FUTER).

Badajoz

Tribute to the Fallen by the XI "Extremadura" Brigade of the Army in the San Juan Bautista Cemetery (photos: FUTER).

Barcelona

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and Veterans of the Armed Forces at the San Andrés Cemetery (photo: IGE).

Berga

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army (photo: IGE).

Ceuta

Tribute to the Fallen by the General Command of Ceuta of the Army in the Santa Catalina Cemetery (photos: COMGECEU).

Tribute to the Fallen by the General Command of Ceuta of the Army at the Muslim Cemetery of Sidi Embarek (photos: COMGECEU).

Córdoba

Tribute to the Fallen by the "Guzmán el Bueno" 10th Brigade of the Army in the San Rafael Cemetery (photos: FUTER).

La Coruña

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army, the Navy, the Civil Guard and the National Police Corps, chaired by General Juan Francisco Arrazola Martínez, Head of the Maneuver Support Command (MAM) of the Army, in the Municipal Cemetery of San Amaro (photos: FUTER).

Fuerteventura

Tribute to the Fallen by the XVI "Canarias" Brigade of the Army and Veterans of the Armed Forces in the Municipal Cemetery of Puerto del Rosario (photo: MCANA).

Inca

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army and the Civil Guard (photo: COMGEBAL).

Lanzarote

Tribute to the Fallen by the XVI "Canarias" Brigade of the Army in the San Román Cemetery, in Arrecife (photo: MCANA).

León

Mahón

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army, the Navy and Veterans of the Armed Forces, in the Municipal Cemetery (photo: COMGEBAL).

Melilla

Tribute to the Fallen in the Christian Cemetery of La Purísima Concepción (photo: COMGEMEL).

Tribute to the Fallen in the Hebrew Cemetery (photo: COMGEMEL).

Tribute to those who fell for Spain in the Muslim Cemetery (photo: COMGEMEL).

Palma de Mallorca

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army, the Navy, the Air Force and the Civil Guard, in the Military Crypt (photos: COMGEBAL).

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Tribute to the Fallen by the XVI "Canarias" Brigade of the Army in the Vegueta Cemetery (photo: MCANA).

Pontevedra

Tribute to the Fallen by the "Galicia" VII Brigade (BRILAT) of the Army, before the Military Pantheon of the San Amaro Cemetery (photos: FUTER).

San Fernando

Tribute ceremony of the Marine Corps at the San Fernando Cemetery. The event was chaired by the Admiral of the Fleet (ALFLOT), Admiral Eugenio Díaz del Río Jaudenes, and the General Commander of the Marine Corps, Major General Rafael Roldán Tudela, accompanied by Mayor Patricia Cavada (photos: infanteria_de_marina1537).

Santiago de Compostela

Tribute to the Fallen by the Army, the Air Force, the Civil Guard and the National Police Corps, chaired by Colonel Emilio Juan Páez Álvarez, Military Commander of La Coruña, in the Military Pantheon of the Municipal Cemetery of Boisaca (photos: FUTER).

Tarragona

Tribute to the Fallen by the General Inspection of the Army (photos: IGE).

Torre-Pacheco

Tribute to the Fallen by the General Air Academy in the Parish Cemetery of Torre-Pacheco, Murcia (photos: Ayuntamiento de Torre-Pacheco).

Civil Guard

Tributes to the Fallen by the Civil Guard in several of its commands.