Troops,more than 4000 of them marched through Madrid on the Spanish National Day last Monday.it was the Dia de Hispanidad and also the Day of the Armed Forces.
Thousands of people lined the streets of Paseo de la Castellana ,waving Spanish flags as the military procession of troops and tanks passed by.
The whole event was presided over by King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia together with other members of the royal family and members of the government and other party leaders.
The Prime Minister and his deputy were both cheered and booed by the crowd on their arrival and departure,depending on your political point of view.
The parade ended with an air display leaving trails of red and yellow smoke in the shape of the Spanish flag,across the sky
