the Magi of the East, prior to their arrival in our city]
The mayor of Alcantarilla, Joaquín Buendía, received today in the Town Hall of Sewer, those who will be closer tomorrow of SS.MM.
the Magi of the East, in particular the Chief Colonel of the Sewer Air Base and Director of the Military School "Méndez Parada", Francisco Javier Fernández Fernández, who will have the company of King Melchor;
Colonel Chief of the Infantry Regiment "Zaragoza" N ° 5 of Parachute, José Manuel Ruipérez Gambín, of the Santa Barbara Submarine in Javalí Nuevo, which will accompany King Gaspar and the neighboring alcantarillero, Jonah Goncím, who after ten years in the Army of Nigeria and another ten years settled in our city will accompany King Baltasar.
The mayor of Alcantarilla, Joaquín Buendía, thanked them for all the attention they had with this City Council to accept such an important responsibility, he has given them some credentials so that they can have them as a souvenir and then they went to the local radio station Radio Sintonía, where Pepe Imbernón In his program "The mornings of Radio Sintonía", he has interviewed them and have had the opportunity to explain the tasks they will have throughout the day tomorrow, Saturday, January 5, with the arrival at 10:30 AM SS.MM.
the Magi to the Sewer Air Base, after a very long trip from the East.
There the Accidental Head, will welcome you along with the Mayor of Alcantarilla, Joaquín Buendía and the Councilor for Culture, Tourism and Celebrations, María Luisa Martínez León.
At 11:15 am the delegation plans to leave with SS.MM.
the Magi, in military vehicles of the Base itself, where the children can already contemplate and greet them, since they will go in barefaced vehicles, from the military installation, with entrance through the main street, next to the rotating army of the Air, where Aviocar is located, to continue to Adolfo Suárez square.
At 11:30 am the vehicles with SS.MM.
They will arrive by Main Street, where they will stop and go down to access Adolfo Suarez Square, along with all their pageant, so that children who wish to come, can greet them through the square and deliver their letters to the Royal Reception that they will have in it and be taken care of by them.
About twelve o'clock in the morning there will be portions of a great Roscón de Reyes, made by one of the magnificent confectioners that we have in our town and will be distributed one more year with the collaboration of the Association of Housewives "Virgen de la Salud" "of Sewer.
Two hours later, at around 1:30 p.m., once the reception of letters and greetings to the hundreds of children who come together ends, the Magi will visit the Nursing Home "Virgen de la Salud" and finally visit the sick of the San José Viamed Hospital.
The majestic afternoon will be with the Grand Cabalgata de Reyes Magos, which will leave at 6:30 p.m., from the Plaza de España, in front of Hero, to run along the Calle Mayor, ending at Calle Término, next to the roundabout at which is Aviocar Air Base, which gives access to the hamlet of Murcia Sangonera la Seca.
One more year and for the fourth consecutive the Magi come by air, it could not be otherwise, having as we have one of the most important military centers of the Air Force, as is our Sewer Air Base, with the importance that the It also has the Military Parachute School "Méndez Parada", the Air Force Parachute Sapper Squadron (EZAPAC), the EA Parachutist Acrobatic Patrol (PAPEA) and the 721 Air Force Air Squadron.
Although this year also one of the Kings has special relevance with the Army, in the Infantry Regiment "Zaragoza" No. 5 Parachute.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Alcantarilla