1936 08 15 Queipo de Llano, Franco y Millán Astray izan la bandera nacional en Sevilla.

August 15, 1936. Two very solemn events in Seville: the procession of the Virgin of Los Reyes and the changing of the flag. With unusual splendor, the events announced for that day in Seville were celebrated on the morning of August 15, 1936: the procession of the Virgin of Los Reyes and the replacement of the leftist flag with the national yellow and red one. The procession of Seville's patron saint began to be organized from the early hours of the morning, as the crowds were so large that the lines had to be arranged several hours in advance. The image was dressed in the finest of her mantles, a gift from the Sevillian faithful. When it appeared at the door of the church, the cheers and enthusiasm were indescribable. The statue was accompanied by Cardinal Ilundain, the clergy of the Cathedral and parish of Seville, the General of the Brigade representing the military, the Commander of the Navy, the President of the Audiencia, the Civil Governor, the Mayor, the Rector of the University, and others. The Falange and Requetés forces, in uniform, escorted the marching bands of the Provincial Hospice and the Granada Infantry Regiment. The passage of the Virgin of the Kings through the streets of the city was something beyond description. On the central balcony of City Hall, many foreigners, mainly Portuguese, who had attended the day's events, witnessed the procession with General Queipo de Llano. After the procession, the leftist tricolor flag, a symbol of what was anti-Spanish, was replaced with the bicolor flag, which has always been the symbol of the Homeland and is above changes of regime. When the procession of the Virgin of the Kings ended, the crowd began to gather in the Plaza de San Fernando for the solemn act of officially raising the red and gold flag at the Town Hall. Shortly after 10:30, the two squares, between which the Town Hall stands, were filled to overflowing. All social classes, regardless of caste, thronged to witness the restoration to the Spanish people of the immortal standard: the red and gold flag, blessed millions of times over. Representatives of the various garrison corps and militias formed up in advance in the Plaza de San Fernando. As the troops entered the square to take up their positions, the crowd gave them an enthusiastic cheer. After 10:30, the authorities and the honorable consular corps began to arrive. The entry of Generals Queipo de Llano, Franco, and Millán Astray into the Town Hall was greeted with indescribable acclamations. As the generals appeared on the central balcony of the building, where the sacred ensign was to be raised, a towering ovation erupted. The moment was one of intense emotion. Tears were in everyone's eyes. As General Queipo approached the loudspeaker, the audience fell silent. The general's last words were drowned out by the enthusiastic roar of the crowd. The immortal flag was immediately raised. At the moment it was raised on the main balcony of City Hall, all the troops in formation presented arms while the musicians played the Falange anthem and Viva España from the Cadiz march. When the flag was raised, the enthusiasm of the crowd was indescribable, overflowing into the crowd, frantically chanting the "Long live Spain" shouted by the glorious General Queipo de Llano. At this moment, Generals Franco, Queipo, the mayor of Seville, Mr. Carranza, and the founder of the Legion, General Millán Astray, frantically kissed the flag, to which many cheers were given. Immediately afterward, the entire crowd that filled the plaza erupted in the following exclamations: "Franco! Franco! Franco!", signifying their homage to the illustrious military leader, savior of Spain, and founder of a new and better homeland. The people, the true people, today all of Seville, who think and feel in Spanish, asked Franco for a few words. The Falangists and the Balillas then sang the anthem of the Spanish Phalanx, echoed by the crowd, followed by ovations and cheers, which increased when the generals and authorities kissed the flag. Finally, the parade of the forces was organized with a truly apotheotic character. All the forces marched before the national flag; Infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, medical personnel, quartermaster, communications, marines, Civil Guard, assault, Carabineros, tercio, regulars, requetés, Falange, patriotic militias, and balillas, amidst incessant cheers and applause. Extremadura. August 15, 1936. ABC Seville. August 16, 1936.