King Felipe, Queen Letizia, Crown Princess Leonor and Infanta Sofia attended National Day 2018 parade held at Plaza de Lima in Madrid. Afterwards, the King and the Queen hosted a National Day reception at Madrid National Palace. This holiday is always celebrated on 12 October. It is Spain’s National Holiday and is also known as Hispanic Day or Fiesta Nacional de España or Día de la Hispanidad (in Spanish). This national day memorializes the date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in America. |