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Police separate Vito Quiles supporters and antifascist protesters in Seville
On Monday, far-right influencer Vito Quiles held a public event in Seville during a tour of Spanish cities.
His original venue was Puerta de Jerez, but police moved the gathering nearby after an antifascist protest was called for the same area.
Police kept Quiles’s supporters and protesters apart with officers and barriers.
Brief clashes included people running and throwing chairs, but police contained them.
Quiles spoke to young supporters and criticised the Spanish government and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez.
His tour aims to mobilise young right-wing voters ahead of Spain’s November 29 general election.
The gathering ended without major incidents, and no further plans were reported.
Police kept Vito Quiles supporters and antifascist protesters apart during his visit to central Seville on Monday, 2 November.
The National Police deployed officers and vehicles after both groups planned gatherings near Puerta de Jerez.
The gatherings began amid tensions, including running and chairs being thrown in the Almirante Lobo area.
Reports differ on where Quiles’s event was held after it was moved for security reasons.
Diario de Sevilla reported no major incidents during the gathering.
- Who
- Vito Quiles, his supporters and antifascist protesters.
- What
- Police kept the two groups apart during Quiles’s visit and a gathering by his supporters.
- When
- Monday, 2 November 2026. The opposing gathering was called for 17:00, and Quiles’s event was initially scheduled for 18:00.
- Where
- Central Seville, including the Puerta de Jerez area. Reports give different locations for Quiles’s gathering after it was moved.
- Why
- Quiles’s visit prompted an opposing demonstration by antifascist groups. Police moved or contained the gatherings for security reasons and to prevent the groups from meeting.
Vito Quiles supporters
Antifascist protesters
Purpose of gathering
Vito Quiles supporters
Supporters gathered for Quiles’s event as part of his tour.
Antifascist protesters
Protesters gathered against Quiles’s presence and what they described as the advance of fascism.
View of the other side
Vito Quiles supporters
Supporters cheered Quiles and chanted insults against political figures.
Antifascist protesters
Protesters called for opposition to fascism and said they did not want fascists in Seville.
Antifascist protesters gathered near Puerta de Jerez, and altercations were reported in the Almirante Lobo area.
Police deployed officers and separated the groups; reports say Quiles’s event was moved from its planned location for security reasons.
EL PAÍS reported that Quiles arrived with bodyguards to cheers from supporters.
Diario de Sevilla reported that Quiles’s appearance near San Telmo lasted a short time and ended without major incidents.
- Date
- Monday, 2 November 2026
- Initial event time
- 18:00
- Antifascist gathering
- Called for 17:00
- Protest area
- Almirante Lobo, central Seville
- Quiles’s tour
- Tour Combativos, according to Diario de Sevilla
- Expected election date
- 29 November
3 sources
Insultos, carreras, sillas al aire y mucha policía: el ‘show’ de Vito Quiles desata la tensión en el centro de Sevilla
La visita de Vito Quiles en Sevilla provoca momentos de tensión en el centro
La Policía blinda la Puerta de Jerez y evita que coincidan los seguidores de Vito Quiles y los antifascistas
What people are saying
We’re going to make it clear to the kid that we don’t want fascists here.
Here are the antifascists.
Seville will be the grave of fascism.
Pedro Sánchez, son of a bitch.