Overview
- Thousands filled Plaza de la Reina on Sunday as officials reported a packed square for the anniversary events.
- The Banda Sinfónica Municipal performed a program prepared for the occasion featuring Miguel Asins’s El Micalet, Salvador Giner’s Es xopà hasta la Moma, and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture.
- The tower’s bells joined the concert during key passages, and the celebration concluded with a traditional mascletà.
- Juan Carlos Caballero described the Micalet as an architectural icon and a beacon that embodies the city’s collective identity.
- Coverage recalled the tower’s documented origins in 1381, early 15th‑century construction milestones, the replacement of the great bell after a 1519 lightning fire with the current 1539 bell, and later additions such as the 17th‑18th century espadaña.