Arrecife hosts institutional event for Hispanic Day with flag raising

Lanzarote Air Base collaborates with the City Council in the celebration which will feature the presence of the Spanish Armed Forces.

Raising of the Spanish flag in Arrecife, Lanzarote, next to the City Hall and the sea.
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Raising of the Spanish flag in Arrecife, Lanzarote, next to the City Hall and the sea.

The city of Arrecife will be the setting this Saturday, October 10th, for the institutional event celebrating Hispanic Day, which will include the raising of the Spanish Flag.

The event, open to all citizens of Lanzarote, is jointly organized by the Spanish Air and Space Force, through the Lanzarote Air Base, with the direct support of the Arrecife City Council.
The flag raising will take place at 12:00 PM on the promenade of La Avenida, next to the Arrecife City Hall. It will be attended by the commanders of the Armed Forces in Lanzarote, institutional representatives from the island, and the local society.
The mayor of Arrecife, Yonathan de León, has called on citizens to join this institutional celebration and show support on Hispanic Day, a date that unites the Hispanic community.
The mayor of the capital of Lanzarote thanked the chief colonel of the Lanzarote Air Base, Carlos Jiménez Andrés, for the collaboration in organizing this commemorative event.
Based on information from the official source: Ayuntamiento de Arrecife (06/10/2026)