{"id":63076,"date":"2026-01-24T21:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T20:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=63076"},"modified":"2026-06-03T18:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:12:56","slug":"the-legions-solemn-farewell-to-captain-alvaro-garcia-jimenez-who-died-in-adamuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/01\/24\/the-legions-solemn-farewell-to-captain-alvaro-garcia-jimenez-who-died-in-adamuz\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legion's solemn farewell to Captain \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez, who died in Adamuz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2026\/01\/18\/information-about-the-tragic-accident-involving-two-derailed-trains-in-adamuz\/\">The tragic train accident in Adamuz<\/a>, which occurred on January 18, resulted in the death of 45 people, including a soldier.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Captain \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez, a 32-year-old<\/strong>, was traveling on one of the trains involved in the Adamuz accident. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elpueblodeceuta.es\/sec\/sociedad\/ejercito-tierra-traslada-pesame-familia_1_1155210.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">He was accompanied by a female military medic stationed at the Legion barracks in Viator<\/a>, who is currently in intensive care at the hospital.<\/p>\n<div class=\"foto_piedefoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058894813_3e9cf4b511_o.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"piedefoto\">Captain \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez in Iraq (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redaccionmedica.com\/secciones\/sanidad-hoy\/el-enfermero-militar-alvaro-garcia-jimenez-entre-los-fallecidos-en-adamuz-9267\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Redacci\u00f3n M\u00e9dica<\/a>).<\/div>\n<p><strong>Assigned to the 2nd Legion Tercio \"Duque de Alba\", based in Ceuta<\/strong>, Captain Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez had returned from Iraq a few months ago, where he was deployed in Operation Support to Iraq against ISIS terrorists. <strong>This legionnaire was on the list of missing persons from the Adamuz accident<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/elfarodeceuta.es\/legion-recuerda-capitan-garcia-persona-extraordinaria-adamuz\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his body was located on Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La Legi\u00f3n, junto al capit\u00e1n enfermero \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Ba7RJ1l_44?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>This Friday, the funeral chapel with the coffin of Captain Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez was set up in the \"Garc\u00eda Aldave\" Barracks of the Legion in Ceuta<\/strong>, where the legionnaires have taken turns watching over his mortal remains until this Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887073_07294cc8ff_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887073_e672ea1a93_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today, Lieutenant Colonel Javier Veiga, head of the 4th Bandera \"Christ of Lepanto\" of the Legion, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=clDqbbMDO4E\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> of his deceased comrade: <em>\"<strong>He was an extraordinary person. He was selfless, he was disciplined, but above all he was cheerful and incredibly generous<\/strong>, and that meant that all of us who worked around him were infected by that joy, and the memory will be indelible.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887058_2f17b677d8_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887058_16440cdcd0_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This morning, the \"Garc\u00eda Aldave\" Barracks hosted a solemn farewell ceremony for the deceased Captain.<\/strong> The coffin bearing his body was carried on the shoulders of Legion officers, escorted by bareheaded legionnaires carrying their CETME C assault rifles with the barrels pointed downwards, as a sign of mourning. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Defensagob\/status\/2015010024209174688\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Ministry of Defense has published these photos of the farewell ceremony.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887078_d43e568f07_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887078_ef054180d4_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>With his coffin covered with the Spanish flag and before a cross with the Christ of the Good Death<\/strong>, protector of the Legion, Captain Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez has received the homage of his comrades in arms, who after singing the most famous legionary song, \"El novio de la muerte\", have placed a wreath of flowers at his feet.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887068_0e820b301a_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55058887068_908f526e24_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, the local newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ElFarodeCeuta\/status\/2015019300545798180\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">El Faro de Ceuta<\/a> <strong>published this video of the moment at the funeral when the legionnaires sang \"El novio de la muerte\"<\/strong> in front of the coffin of their deceased comrade:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Un muy emotivo \u2018Novio de la muerte\u2019 en la despedida al legionario \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Ceuta?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Ceuta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Adamuz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Adamuz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AccidenteFerroviarioAdamuz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AccidenteFerroviarioAdamuz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xapDHgha3i\">pic.twitter.com\/xapDHgha3i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; El Faro de Ceuta (@ElFarodeCeuta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ElFarodeCeuta\/status\/2015019300545798180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>You can see here the video of the farewell ceremony for Captain Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez<\/strong> published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@FaroTVCeuta\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Faro TV Ceuta<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00daltimo adi\u00f3s en la Legi\u00f3n a \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda: despedida con honores militares\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/giYLruoWbBU?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>My deepest condolences to the family and comrades of Captain \u00c1lvaro Garc\u00eda Jim\u00e9nez.<\/strong> Grant him, O Lord, eternal rest. Let perpetual light shine upon him. Rest in peace.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/5629\/22582905265_608631007e_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tragic train accident in Adamuz, which occurred on January 18, resulted in the death of 45 people, including a soldier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19534,11544,25897],"tags":[26121,26122,26148,1653,26149,13313,10557,17422,9239],"class_list":["post-63076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-army","category-in-memoriam-eng","tag-adamuz","tag-adamuz-train-accident","tag-captain-alvaro-garcia-jimenez","tag-ceuta","tag-garcia-aldave-barracks","tag-iv-bandera-cristo-de-lepanto","tag-spanish-army","tag-spanish-legion","tag-tercio-duque-de-alba-no2-de-la-legion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63076\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}