After the groups exchanged insults and political chants, police formed a cordon between campers in Puerta del Sol and people arriving from the official Hispanidad parade. The confrontation unfolded shortly before noon, without an officially announced demonstration. Campers said lighters had been thrown at them, while El Español reported no confirmed physical violence between the groups.
A young crowd directed insults at Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. 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 being debated 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, Infobae reported.
The campers had occupied Puerta del Sol for two weeks. Their dispute with parade-goers escalated into 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 and 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. Reports also mentioned the Burgundy Cross and Falange flags.
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 reports did not identify 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, calling for reinforcements as they set up a cordon to keep the groups apart. Campers celebrated as marchers who had arrived from Paseo del Prado left the square.
Some participants headed to the camp after the official parade. 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.” The 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.
