Actos continued

The ceremony involved the soldiers firing their muskets in the air 4 times, and another team firing a canon 4 times over the valley, followed by a ceremonial flag raising with National Anthems of the four participating countries, and speeches and the unveiling of the plaque and a wreath. The only glitch was that the Spanish flag got stuck at the bottom of the flagpole, (despite a last minute rehearsal beforehand).

The VIPs then walked back to la Casa de la Cultura (House of Culture) for an inauguration of a collection of miniature soldiers commemorating the event, followed by them sitting on a makeshift stand whilst the Napoleonic soldiers and the bands marched past them. All in all, it was quite enjoyable and typically chaotic in the Spanish way, over-runing by a couple of hours until 3 pm.