Image of the Virgin Mary Removed Because Official Visit
The image of the Virgen del Pilar, patron of the Spanish Civil Guard, has been removed from its original location in Aranjuez. The image was placed years ago at the students´cafeteria inside the Spanish Civil Guard Academy. The removal was due to the visit of the Ministry of Interior and vice president of the socialist political party (PSOE), Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba. The order came from one of Rubalcaba´s close collaborators because "it was not appropriate to see the image while the officer was having a wine of honor" there.
The image was recently restored with funds raised from and by the Academy students, an initiative started by the Academy´s chaplain.Sources:
http://www.intereconomia.com/noticias-gaceta/sociedad/quitan-virgen-no-ofender-rubalcaba-20110415
http://elheraldomontanes.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/retiran-una-imagen-de-la-virgen-del-pilar-para-no-molestar-a-rubalcaba/
http://lineaeditorialnacional.wordpress.com/page/2/
http://casabetania-tabor.blogspot.com/2011/04/retiran-una-imagen-de-la-virgen-del.html