In spite of the attempts of the representative of the socialist government in Madrid to forbid the phalangist demonstration of the 17 th in the centre of Madrid, The Phalanx ( FE) honoured her founder and first National Leader, Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.

The place chosen for this demonstration to take place  was the connection of  Genova and Marques de la    Ensenada streets, near the Plaza de Colon and near the house where Jose Antonio was born, in 1903.

In front of the social alert created by the media, relieved by the government, the display of the forces of police was impressing, with the objective to scare away   those who would be tempted to participate. An attempt that failed, though, for the demonstration collected more friends and companions than during the previous occasions.

After 10:30 pm, and with hundreds of persons occupying widely adjacent streets, the ceremony began, with a preliminary intervention of Carlos Chinchilla, who required the assistants to remain calm and quiet in front of several provocations to which they   had been submitted for more than a week, and to which they  did not answer, because the purpose of the government, in support of the PP, was obviously  to urge us to react, and then use our reaction to forbid the Phalanx.

Then the leader of  The Phalanx, Manuel Andrino, delivered a  powerful speech, divided in two parts.

In the first part, he  evoked  in a very moving way the memory  of the Leader, the Man, the Companion, while trying not to transform him into some kind of  myth, and reminding that he  was also a man of flesh and of bone, with his virtues  and his  faults, and that, he  had, nevertheless,  given up what it of most   precious, his life, in  defence of the Phalanx and of Spain. He  encouraged the Phalangists  to follow his  example, his attitude in front of life, and to know how to face the risk in spite of circumstances and a context   together unfavourable  and hostile to our cause.

On the other hand, in a more political speech, Manuel Andrino attacked  frankly the so called  " law of historic memory ", approved with such cowardice by a Parliament which, on another hand,  claims not to approve the negotiations with the murderers of the ETA.

His attack against Zapatero was also quite strong, and he blamed him for his despicable  and vindictive attitude, reminding the applauses of Carrillo when the so-called law was voted...

Carillo, authentic murderer, organizer of a genocide, responsible for the biggest murder of the civil war, and nevertheless always free, never worried, or troubled,  and lavishing his lessons of freedom and democracy in Universities and on the channels  of radio. If the freedom and the Democracy which enjoys Spain is on this model, it is better to finish it as fast as possible with her, because the alternative would be to finish as thousands of Spaniards, of whom bones are rotting  in the cemeteries of Paracuellos or Aravaca.

The homage ended with the clear song of the Cara El Sol, with hundreds of arms and glances raised towards the sky, in search of the star of  our  National Leader, murdered by the socialists in the year 1936. Then the demonstration moved away, leaded by the Manuel Andrino,  National Leader, and the representatives of the French, German, Italian and Bulgarian delegations which accompanied us throughout this weekend.

Under the slogan " PROUD OF OUR HISTORY " Phalangists and Spaniards flags went through the streets of Genova, Segasta, Alberto Aguilera, and Princesa, until  their arrival Plaza de la Moncloa. The slogans " That is obvious, we can  feel it, we Phalangists are present ", or " Here we are, the Phalangist youths ", resumed by all the demonstrators, were heard by thousands of inhabitants of Madrid who were in adjacent streets at the present time.

As for the "anti-fascists" in spite of their repeated and insistant threats, they remained invisible. They, too, know with whom they can play and with whom it's better to refrain … For all these youngsters, for who it is now fashionable to try and make the Phalangist demonstrations  burst, the fear was stronger than the desire to enjoy themselves.. which is the beginning of wisdom…

After one hour of demonstration, we arrived at The Plaza De La Moncloa, where  the crown was waiting, which was going to be carried   all night long by Phalangists, who  know neither  sleep nor  cold.

We would like to express our thanks and appraisments to the Spannish comrades, for the well spent time in Madrid. We are waiting to meet you on the march for gen. Hristo Lukov on 9th February 2008 in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Arriba Espania y arriba Bulgaria!