There are institutions that are better understood when observing the place where they carry out their work. The Guardia Civil is one of them.
In Lanzarote, its presence is closely linked to an island marked by the sea, by its roads, by its natural spaces, and by a reality that demands coordination, proximity, and responsiveness.
October 12, the feast of the Virgen del Pilar, is a good occasion to recognize that work. Not so much from figures or operations, but from something simpler: the peace of mind that comes from knowing that there are professionals prepared to act when circumstances require it.
On an island, moreover, that task has its own particularities. An emergency at sea, an accident on a road, the protection of our territory, or an intervention in any of our municipalities may require rapid and coordinated responses.
Security, precisely, is not built by a single institution. Guardia Civil, Policía Nacional, local police forces, emergency services, and public administrations share a responsibility that only reaches its true meaning when we work together.
The Guardia Civil is also an institution made up of people who, in many cases, carry out their work far from their place of origin. In Lanzarote, its professionals join a society with its own characteristics and end up making their own, during their assignment, a territory that demands to be known, understood, and committed to. Behind that dedication are also families who share the sacrifices and demands of this profession.
From the Insular Directorate of the General State Administration, I want to convey my recognition and gratitude to you today. Also to those who accompany you from their families and to those who, over the years, have left part of their professional lives in Lanzarote.
Lanzarote is an island of horizons. A land accustomed to looking far and understanding that the sea, besides separating us, also connects us.
On that horizon is also the Guardia Civil: present when needed, close when required, and committed to this land and to those who inhabit it.
Perhaps that is a good way to understand what we celebrate today: that behind an institution there are people and that behind their work there is something that we all share and that deserves to be protected: our way of life, our coexistence, and the peace of mind of knowing that, when the time comes, someone is there.
That is, in short, the value of public service. And that is also the reason why, from Lanzarote, I want this October 12th to be, above all, a day to recognize it.
Happy Day of the Pilar.
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