A police line went up in Puerta del Sol after parade-goers and campers traded insults. Campers said objects were thrown, while reports differ on whether anyone was physically attacked.
Shortly before noon, a young crowd with no official call behind it targeted Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez with insults. Some demanded that he leave office or go to prison. The shouts also referenced José Antonio Primo de Rivera, founder of the Falange. They made no reference to Franco, and some expressed solidarity with Ceuta.
The encampment, set up in late September to demand affordable housing, was still the subject of debate on October 11. Participants discussed staying at least until the November 11 general strike or gradually winding down the camp and moving activity into Madrid’s neighborhoods.
The campers had occupied Puerta del Sol for two weeks. Their dispute with parade-goers escalated into exchanges of political chants, while tourists continued crossing the square.
Conservative demonstrators accused RTVE journalists of manipulation. Campers associated with antifascist groups answered with slogans invoking the Civil War. They also chanted against fascism. Republican flags and flags linked to radical groups were visible.
Telecinco and La Sexta reported political chants and gestures. Their coverage also described Spanish flags among the symbols carried by some people who came to the camp after the parade. The Burgundy Cross and Falange flags were also reported.
Journalists were among those caught off guard when objects were reportedly thrown. Campers said lighters had been hurled at them from the other side, but the available account does not establish who threw them. El Español described the confrontation as verbal and reported no confirmed physical violence between the groups.
A later report citing EFE relayed one camper’s allegations of “aggressions and provocations.” It said some people were detained, but gave neither a number nor an official classification of the incidents. Police moved to disperse demonstrators and set up a cordon. They requested reinforcements to keep the groups apart. Campers celebrated as marchers who had arrived from Paseo del Prado left the square.
The confrontation followed the official parade, when some participants headed to the camp. No officially announced demonstration was involved. Police put a barrier between the groups, preventing a direct clash. Coverage of Madrid’s parade plans had focused on the ceremony; in Sol, the police cordon separated the groups after the marchers arrived.
The High Court of Madrid reportedly declined to order the camp’s immediate removal. At the time of the reports, no final ruling on the merits had been issued.
The Government of the Community of Madrid called the camp illegal. It said the encampment had disrupted several events planned for Hispanidad Day and “lost its original purpose.” That dispute over the camp’s status formed a separate backdrop to the confrontation.
Lola Guzmán, a livestock farmer and leader of platform 6F, invoked the 25 October Fiesta de la Trahumancia. She said the sheep must pass through Sol because it is Cañada Real, and argued that campers should move aside.
