Politics · Spain · 8 hrs ago
Spain’s official name for 12 October is National Day of Spain
Spain’s official name for the 12 October public holiday is the National Day of Spain.
The name is set out in a 1987 law and appears in the government’s annual official work calendar.
The date marks the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus’s expedition at the island of Guanahaní.
The law says the day recalls moments in Spain’s shared history, culture and society.
People also call it Hispanic Day or Pilar Day.
Pilar Day refers to celebrations in Zaragoza honouring the Virgin of Pilar, the patron saint of Aragón.
The different names are in use, but National Day of Spain is the legal name.
Spain’s official name for 12 October is the National Day of Spain, under Law 18/1987.
The law says the date is a national holiday for all purposes.
The date commemorates moments in Spain’s shared history and is linked to the arrival of Christopher Columbus’s expedition at Guanahaní in 1492.
The holiday is also popularly known as Hispanic Day or the Day of the Pilar.
The Day of the Pilar name refers to celebrations honouring the Virgin of the Pilar in Zaragoza.
- Who
- Spain.
- What
- 12 October is officially called the National Day of Spain.
- When
- 12 October. The date was established as the National Day of Spain under Law 18/1987.
- Where
- Spain; celebrations honouring the Virgin of the Pilar take place in Zaragoza.
- Why
- The law says the commemoration recalls moments in shared history that form part of Spain’s common historical, cultural and social heritage.
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12 October is declared the National Day of Spain for all purposes.
Its purpose is to solemnly recall moments in collective history that form part of the common historical, cultural and social heritage.
Christopher Columbus’s expedition arrived at the island of Guanahaní.
Law 18/1987 established 12 October as the National Day of Spain.
- Official name
- National Day of Spain
- Date
- 12 October
- Law
- Law 18/1987
- Historical event
- Columbus’s expedition arrived at Guanahaní on 12 October 1492
- Popular name
- Day of the Pilar
- Celebrations
- The Virgin of the Pilar is honoured in Zaragoza
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