{"id":114209,"date":"2018-10-10T18:05:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T16:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/blog\/events-on-the-camino\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T13:32:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:32:49","slug":"when-is-the-hispanic-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/","title":{"rendered":"When is the Hispanic Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"114209\" class=\"elementor elementor-114209\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3af9b36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3af9b36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f9c5a9\" data-id=\"7f9c5a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0562d0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0562d0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">It is very common that pilgrims have the chance to enjoy special events on the Camino<\/span><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">If you are walking or cycling it this week, you will experience the Hispanic Day; or the National Day of Spain. This is celebrated every year on the 12th of October, one of the most important Bank Holidays of the country. Let&#8217;s learn a bit more about one of the most popular events on the&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/camino-de-santiago\/\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );\">Camino de Santiago<\/a><\/span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af9ff9c769a2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6af9ff9c769a2\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#Why-is-it-commemorated-on-the-12th-of-October\" >Why is it commemorated on the 12th of October?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#When-did-we-start-to-celebrate-it\" >When did we start to celebrate it?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#How-is-it-celebrated\" >How is it celebrated?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#What-to-do-in-Santiago-de-Compostela-on-the-12th-of-October\" >What to do in Santiago de Compostela on the 12th of October<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#Events-on-the-Camino-what-should-I-have-in-mind\" >Events on the Camino: what should I have in mind?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; color: rgb(58, 58, 60); text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why-is-it-commemorated-on-the-12th-of-October\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Why is it commemorated on the 12th of October?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Events-on-the-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png\" style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); line-height: var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9064 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Events-on-the-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders-300x202.png\" alt=\"Events on the Camino de Santiago Galiwonders\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\"><\/a>On the 12th of October of 1492, the expedition leaded by Christopher Columbus arrived into this island called Guaran\u00ed, on the Bahamas. They did not know yet, but they had just discovered a new continent, and they set up the first contact between Europe and America. They started to call the inhabitants of the new continent, &#8220;Indians&#8221;. Why? Because they thought they had gone on a round-the-world-tour, and they had disembarked in India.<\/p><div id=\"paragraph_1\" class=\"pyr--paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>More than 400 year later, the 12th of October is the National Day in Spain, and other Latin American countries. This is particularly remarkable in Spain, because the 12th of October is also the Day of Our Lady of the Pillar, the Patron Saint of Spain.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0131377 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0131377\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52d2cd7\" data-id=\"52d2cd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c027fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"c027fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"131031\" class=\"elementor elementor-131031\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d2d723a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d2d723a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ea154ff\" data-id=\"7ea154ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d451f13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d451f13\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-229db094\" data-id=\"229db094\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78515af2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78515af2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO PRACTICAL GUIDE<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc84fe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc84fe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FREE DOWNLOAD<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2204a581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2204a581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our FREE Practical Guide to the Camino de Santiago. In this guide you will find all the information you need to start planning your Camino.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c7fa2a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c7fa2a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5205e401\" data-id=\"5205e401\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b6afc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21b6afc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/en_portada_seccion_Descarga_web.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-124190\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/en_portada_seccion_Descarga_web.png 500w, https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/en_portada_seccion_Descarga_web-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/en_portada_seccion_Descarga_web-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-50f96c06\" data-id=\"50f96c06\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fa81b elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"60fa81b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"wpcf7 no-js\" id=\"wpcf7-f124210-o1\" lang=\"es-ES\" dir=\"ltr\" data-wpcf7-id=\"124210\">\n<div class=\"screen-reader-response\"><p role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\"><\/p> <ul><\/ul><\/div>\n<form action=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114209#wpcf7-f124210-o1\" method=\"post\" class=\"wpcf7-form init\" aria-label=\"Formulario de contacto\" novalidate=\"novalidate\" data-status=\"init\">\n<fieldset class=\"hidden-fields-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7\" value=\"124210\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_version\" value=\"6.1.7\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_locale\" value=\"es_ES\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_unit_tag\" value=\"wpcf7-f124210-o1\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_container_post\" value=\"0\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_posted_data_hash\" value=\"\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wpcf7_recaptcha_response\" value=\"\" \/>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"nombre\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required maxwidth-contact\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Name*\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"nombre\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"apellidos\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-required maxwidth-contact\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"Surname*\" value=\"\" type=\"text\" name=\"apellidos\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"email\"><input size=\"40\" maxlength=\"400\" class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-email wpcf7-validates-as-required wpcf7-text wpcf7-validates-as-email maxwidth-contact\" aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\" placeholder=\"E-mail*\" value=\"\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" \/><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"acceptance-112\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-acceptance\"><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"acceptance-112\" value=\"1\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span> I accept the <a href=\"\/politica-de-privacidad\/\" title=\"Privacy Policy\" target=\"_blank\">privacy policy<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control-wrap\" data-name=\"acceptance-113\"><span class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-acceptance optional\"><span class=\"wpcf7-list-item\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"acceptance-113\" value=\"1\" aria-invalid=\"false\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span> I want to receive news, exclusive content, commercial communications.\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n\t<p><input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-submit has-spinner\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Get my FREE guide!\" \/>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"urlpage\" value=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114209\" \/><br \/>\n<input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden\" id=\"zc_gad\" value=\"\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"zc_gad\" \/><br \/>\n<input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden\" value=\"\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"utm_source\" \/><br \/>\n<input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden\" value=\"\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"utm_campaign\" \/><br \/>\n<input class=\"wpcf7-form-control wpcf7-hidden\" value=\"\" type=\"hidden\" name=\"utm_medium\" \/>\n<\/p><div class=\"wpcf7-response-output\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b8c7af0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b8c7af0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6662e901\" data-id=\"6662e901\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b0f737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37b0f737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When-did-we-start-to-celebrate-it\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; text-align: justify;\">When did we start to celebrate it?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"paragraph_2\" class=\"pyr--paragraph\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><p>In 1935, during the Second Republic in Spain, the government decided to celebrate the &#8220;Hispanic Day&#8221; for the first time. However, it was not officially regulated until 1958, during the Franco dictatorship. It was first known as the &#8220;Day of the Race&#8221; (D\u00eda de la Raza in Spanish), as a way to symbolize the ideas of the regime.<\/p><p>It was the writer Ramiro de Maetzu, who wrote a articule explaining the &#8220;12th of October should not be called the Day of the Race, but the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCcWo0Lxzn72tiFYT2UpWs7w?&amp;ab_channel=GaliwondersSL&amp;cbrd=1&amp;ucbcb=1\">Hispanic Day<\/a><\/strong>&#8220;.<\/p><p>In 2010, the United Nations agreed to call the 12th of October as the &#8220;Spanish Language Day&#8221;. It was to highlight the importance of this language within the United Nations, to achieve its goals and to spread its message.<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How-is-it-celebrated\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">How is it celebrated?<a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Events-on-the-Camino-de-Santiago-Tours-Galiwonders.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9065 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Events-on-the-Camino-de-Santiago-Tours-Galiwonders-300x245.png\" alt=\"Events on the Camino de Santiago Galiwonders\" width=\"264\" height=\"216\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p id=\"p6429145-m2632-9-2633\" class=\"paragraph\">In Spain, the most popular celebration of the National Day, is the Military Parade in Madrid. In takes places on the main streets of the city, always with the presence of the most importante personalities of the State. The King and his family, the President of the Government, the Minister of Defense, and other political representatives attend the parade.<\/p><p class=\"paragraph\">Also, the 12th of October is the\u00a0Day of Our Lady of the Pillar. The city of Zaragoza is all decorated to commemorate the day of the patron.<\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What-to-do-in-Santiago-de-Compostela-on-the-12th-of-October\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What to do in Santiago de Compostela on the 12th of October<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><\/div><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Hispanic-Day-National-Day-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9066 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Hispanic-Day-National-Day-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Events on the Camino de Santiago Galiwonders\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/the-cathedral-of-santiago-de-compostela\/\">Santiago de Compostela<\/a><\/strong> offers a very interesting cultural agenda. If you arrive into the city during this weekend after walking the Camino, there are some cultural events that could be of interested.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For example, the presentation of &#8220;Revoluci\u00f3n Banarera&#8221;, by Arnau Blanch and Eric Griso. The concert will take place at the Sala Capitol on the 12th of October at 20:00.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are interested on Galician art, exhibition &#8220;Galicia Universal&#8221; shows two unique collections. You can visit it at the Ciudad de la Cultura (City of Culture).<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Or, if you have walked the Camino, you should be interested on the photography exhibition focused on the Camino de Santiago. Done by Tino Mart\u00ednez, it is called &#8220;Cami\u00f1antes&#8221; (walkers). You can visit it at the Museo de las Peregrinaciones (Museum of Peregrinations).<\/p><h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Events-on-the-Camino-what-should-I-have-in-mind\"><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Events on the Camino: what should I have in mind?\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you are walking the Camino on the 12th of October, please note that it is a National Bank Holiday. As such, most of the shops, banks or supermarkets along the way, will be closed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This should not affect hospitality business, such as hotels, guesthouses or restaurantes. While our main office will be closed during the festivity, our emergency phone is still operational. If you are on the Camino with Galiwonders.com and you have any kind of emergency, please do not hesitate to give us a call. We will be ready <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/contact\/\">to assist you<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is very common that pilgrims have the chance to enjoy special events on the Camino If you are walking or cycling it this week, you will experience the Hispanic Day; or the National Day of Spain. This is celebrated every year on the 12th of October, one of the most important Bank Holidays of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[348],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-por-defecto"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When is the Hispanic Day? | Galiwonders<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We tell you the origin of the celebration of 12 October, Spain&#039;s National Day, popularly known as &#039;D\u00eda de la Hispanidad&#039;.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"When is the Hispanic Day? | Galiwonders\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We tell you the origin of the celebration of 12 October, Spain&#039;s National Day, popularly known as &#039;D\u00eda de la Hispanidad&#039;.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Galiwonders\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galiwonders\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-10-10T16:05:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-13T12:32:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"940\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"788\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Galiwonders\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@galiwonders\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@galiwonders\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Galiwonders\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Galiwonders\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2b2fe8a6e6b94e3383817f7e862281e6\"},\"headline\":\"When is the Hispanic Day?\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-10T16:05:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T12:32:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":682,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Por defecto\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/\",\"name\":\"When is the Hispanic Day? | Galiwonders\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-10-10T16:05:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-13T12:32:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"We tell you the origin of the celebration of 12 October, Spain's National Day, popularly known as 'D\u00eda de la Hispanidad'.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/12\\\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png\",\"width\":940,\"height\":788,\"caption\":\"Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/blog\\\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"When is the Hispanic Day?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Galiwonders\",\"description\":\"Viajes a medida en el Camino de Santiago\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Galiwonders\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/logo-galiwonders.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/03\\\/logo-galiwonders.png\",\"width\":150,\"height\":71,\"caption\":\"Galiwonders\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/galiwonders\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/galiwonders\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.tripadvisor.es\\\/Attraction_Review-g187508-d10214269-Reviews-Galiwonders-Santiago_de_Compostela_Province_of_A_Coruna_Galicia.html\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/galiwonders\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/galiwonders.com\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2b2fe8a6e6b94e3383817f7e862281e6\",\"name\":\"Galiwonders\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3ddd61663bedcb2a55f40e6bea5dd32822e191b9273f9309f27800be6cc448?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3ddd61663bedcb2a55f40e6bea5dd32822e191b9273f9309f27800be6cc448?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/ab3ddd61663bedcb2a55f40e6bea5dd32822e191b9273f9309f27800be6cc448?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Galiwonders\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"When is the Hispanic Day? | Galiwonders","description":"We tell you the origin of the celebration of 12 October, Spain's National Day, popularly known as 'D\u00eda de la Hispanidad'.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"When is the Hispanic Day? | Galiwonders","og_description":"We tell you the origin of the celebration of 12 October, Spain's National Day, popularly known as 'D\u00eda de la Hispanidad'.","og_url":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/","og_site_name":"Galiwonders","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galiwonders\/","article_published_time":"2018-10-10T16:05:10+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-03-13T12:32:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":940,"height":788,"url":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Galiwonders","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@galiwonders","twitter_site":"@galiwonders","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Galiwonders","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/"},"author":{"name":"Galiwonders","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2b2fe8a6e6b94e3383817f7e862281e6"},"headline":"When is the Hispanic Day?","datePublished":"2018-10-10T16:05:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-13T12:32:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/"},"wordCount":682,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png","articleSection":["Por defecto"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/","url":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/","name":"When is the Hispanic Day? | Galiwonders","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png","datePublished":"2018-10-10T16:05:10+00:00","dateModified":"2025-03-13T12:32:49+00:00","description":"We tell you the origin of the celebration of 12 October, Spain's National Day, popularly known as 'D\u00eda de la Hispanidad'.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago-Galiwonders.png","width":940,"height":788,"caption":"Eventos-en-el-Camino-de-Santiago"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/blog\/when-is-the-hispanic-day\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"When is the Hispanic Day?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/","name":"Galiwonders","description":"Viajes a medida en el Camino de Santiago","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Galiwonders","url":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo-galiwonders.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo-galiwonders.png","width":150,"height":71,"caption":"Galiwonders"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/galiwonders\/","https:\/\/x.com\/galiwonders","https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.es\/Attraction_Review-g187508-d10214269-Reviews-Galiwonders-Santiago_de_Compostela_Province_of_A_Coruna_Galicia.html","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/galiwonders\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/2b2fe8a6e6b94e3383817f7e862281e6","name":"Galiwonders","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3ddd61663bedcb2a55f40e6bea5dd32822e191b9273f9309f27800be6cc448?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3ddd61663bedcb2a55f40e6bea5dd32822e191b9273f9309f27800be6cc448?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3ddd61663bedcb2a55f40e6bea5dd32822e191b9273f9309f27800be6cc448?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Galiwonders"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/galiwonders.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}