The march began in Plaza de Cibeles and finished at the Arco del Triunfo. Police later stopped a group trying to move towards La Moncloa. Supporters of Sociedad Civil Española organized the protest, the organization's second “Marcha por la Dignidad”, in support of Ceuta and against the Government's migration policy.
The crisis followed mass arrivals in late July. Euronews and Hespress reported that Spanish authorities estimated 70,000 to 80,000 arrivals on July 30 and 31.
The Delegación del Gobierno put the crowd at 20,000 people; organisers claimed 180,000. Protesters called for Pedro Sánchez to leave office and chanted that he had betrayed the nation.
The attempt to reach La Moncloa brought the day's clearest confrontation. A police barrier stopped the group and kept it away from the Government headquarters. EFE and RTVE reported that the march as a whole ended without serious incidents.
The political message went beyond a call for an early vote. The manifesto demanded the militarisation of Ceuta and the expulsion to Morocco of everyone it described as an "invader". It also called for immediate elections with guarantees of a clean process. Organisers chose not to read the document at the closing rally.
The text accused the Government of helping dismantle Spain. Some of its sharpest attacks targeted La Moncloa. Chants called for Sánchez to go to prison. Others insisted that Ceuta should endure and Spain was not for sale.
Santiago Abascal and Miguel Tellado brought a separate dispute between Vox and the PP into the march. Abascal urged the PP to back his request to activate Article 102 of the Constitution. He said the measure should allow the prime minister to be tried for treason. Tellado rejected that position, pointing to the criminal investigation already under way. He said the judicial process should be allowed to run its course. Ahram Online and Telemadrid described the exchange as a visible split between the two opposition parties.
Abascal also attacked José María Aznar. The former prime minister had praised Alberto Núñez Feijóo's patriotism and criticised Vox. Abascal said Aznar had been defeated by Morocco and told Feijóo to find a better political mentor. The dispute turned a joint appearance into an argument over Ceuta and the opposition's direction.
Most of the march was peaceful. The treatment of the laSexta Xplica reporter was a serious exception. Several protesters pushed and shook her as she recorded. One tried to take her microphone. Others hurled insults and threats at her. The aggression prevented her from finishing her work.
The protest drew a large crowd around calls for action on Ceuta and elections, while exposing the split between the PP and Vox over the political and legal response. Attendance estimates differed sharply.
The police intervention at La Moncloa and the attack on the laSexta team brought direct confrontations to an event presented as peaceful. The PP refused to back Abascal's legal request, and the two opposition parties failed to agree on a common position on Ceuta. The Government continues to seek measures to restore normality in Ceuta. Migration policy and responsibility for the crisis remain major sources of disagreement between the PP and Vox.
