{"id":59687,"date":"2025-05-24T21:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=59687"},"modified":"2026-05-24T03:18:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-24T01:18:39","slug":"a-magnificent-concert-and-lowering-of-the-flag-by-the-spanish-navy-in-the-port-of-vigo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/05\/24\/a-magnificent-concert-and-lowering-of-the-flag-by-the-spanish-navy-in-the-port-of-vigo\/","title":{"rendered":"A magnificent concert and lowering of the Flag by the Spanish Navy in the Port of Vigo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday, May 23, the Spanish Navy made its presence felt in the Port of Vigo by land and sea.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/07\/13\/a-spectacular-air-naval-exhibition-of-the-spanish-navy-in-vigo-in-images\/\">A spectacular air-naval exhibition of the Spanish Navy in Vigo in images<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/07\/18\/a-video-of-the-spanish-navy-highlights-the-city-of-vigo-for-its-importance-at-sea\/\">A video of the Spanish Navy highlights the city of Vigo for its importance at sea<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>In the morning, <strong>the frigate \"Blas de Lezo\" F-103, of the \"\u00c1lvaro de Baz\u00e1n\" class, and the combat supply ship (BAC) \"Cantabria\" A-15 arrived at the Transatlantic Dock<\/strong>, where this Saturday morning a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/05\/24\/vigo-23-y-24-de-mayo-de-2025-concierto-de-la-unidad-de-musica-del-tercio-del-norte-arriado-solemne-de-bandera-y-jura-de-bandera-para-civiles\/\">flag oath<\/a> was held for civilian personnel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542560903_a4ea376d9c_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542560903_41e901dee9_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/05\/24\/vigo-24-y-25-de-mayo-de-2025-jornadas-de-puertas-abiertas-en-la-fragata-blas-de-lezo-y-el-bac-cantabria\/\">Open days are also scheduled for both ships this weekend, which will set sail this Sunday afternoon, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/practicosvigo.com\/escalas_anunciadas\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vigo Pilots<\/a> (the BAC \"Cantabria\" at 5:00 p.m. and the frigate \"Blas de Lezo\" at 9:00 p.m.).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542508209_cf809501a6_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542508209_d59679a98e_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, <strong>this Friday the Navy organized a concert and a solemn flag lowering ceremony in the Plaza del Nadador<\/strong>, next to the A Laxe Shopping Center. The concert was led by the <strong>Music Unit of the Northern Regiment of the Marine Infantry<\/strong>, based in Ferrol, which treated the audience to several pasodobles and some of its own pieces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542509039_ee6cb50b69_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542509039_19f0af9135_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see some of the pieces played in this concert below. Here you can listen to <strong>the beautiful Galician pasodoble \"Puenteareas\", composed in 1929 by Reveriano Soutullo Otero (1884-1933)<\/strong> in honor of his hometown:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pasodoble &#039;Puenteareas&#039; \/ Unidad de M\u00fasica del Tercio del Norte\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M2bCFSHSayA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The musicians of the Tercio del Norte also performed <strong>the bullfighting pasodoble \"Gallito\", composed in 1905 by Santiago Lope Gonzalo (1871-1906)<\/strong>, one of the most beautiful pieces of its genre (and one of my favorite pasodobles):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pasodoble &#039;Gallito&#039; \/ Unidad de M\u00fasica del Tercio del Norte\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/INujDmEjnB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The last piece of the concert was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2019\/10\/31\/la-banderita-historia-del-pasodoble-mas-popular-de-las-fuerzas-armadas-espanolas\/\">the most popular military pasodoble in Spain: \"La Banderita\"<\/a>, composed in 1919 by Enrique Paradas del Cerro (1884-1944) and Joaqu\u00edn Jim\u00e9nez Guillorme (1902-1937):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pasodoble &#039;La Banderita&#039; \/ Unidad de M\u00fasica del Tercio del Norte\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SVM4odN4Djs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below you can see the solemn lowering of the flag<\/strong>, presided over by the Admiral in Chief of the Ferrol Arsenal, Vice Admiral Gonzalo Villar Rodr\u00edguez, with the participation of the Mayor of Vigo, Abel Caballero. <strong>The ceremony was carried out by an Honorary Company made up of members of the crews of the aforementioned Navy ships<\/strong>, accompanied by the Music Unit of the Tercio del Norte:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arriado solemne de Bandera en el Puerto de Vigo con la Armada Espa\u00f1ola\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ijjM2yf8mc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The video is divided into the following parts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>00:02: <strong>Sailors parade<\/strong> to the sound of the Spanish Navy's military march \"Mares y vientos\" (Seas and Winds).<\/li>\n<li>02:13: <strong>Beginning of the flag-lowering ceremony<\/strong>, accompanied by the Spanish National Anthem.<\/li>\n<li>08:05: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2019\/06\/28\/la-historia-de-una-de-las-canciones-mas-bellas-de-la-armada-espanola-la-oracion-de-la-noche\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Spanish Navy's \"Oraci\u00f3n de la Noche\"<\/a> (Night Prayer), also known as \"Oraci\u00f3n del Ocaso\" (Sunset Prayer), as it is performed on Navy ships and installations at sunset.<\/li>\n<li>10:18: <strong>\"Toque de Retreta\"<\/strong> (Retreat Call), used by the Spanish Armed Forces to order troops and sailors to gather for the night.<\/li>\n<li>13:08: <strong>End of the ceremony and sailors parade<\/strong> to the sound of the Spanish Navy's military march \"Ganando barlovento\" (Winning to the Wind).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You can see some photos of the event here.<\/strong> You can see more images of this event in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/elentir\/albums\/72177720326355982\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the albums I've uploaded to my Flickr account here (concert)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/elentir\/albums\/72177720326355435\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here (Flag Lowering)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542321191_2e2eda04f8_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542321191_87a3a2cdf5_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542664445_3afe92fc88_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542664445_d7118c6f44_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542508854_186ce0aa2f_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542508854_876b015960_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542561308_cff910e92b_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542561308_ac2d89f186_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542508399_c96c513a81_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54542508399_0886f6b414_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; 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