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Puerta del Sol pays tribute to Venezuela after the earthquakes
Puerta del Sol will host a tribute at 19:00 this Tuesday to the victims of the earthquakes that have struck Venezuela. The event seeks to bring together local residents, visitors and the Venezuelan community in Madrid at a time of mourning, with more than 3,000 dead and nearly 17,000 injured.
The initiative, promoted by the Community of Madrid, seeks to channel public solidarity and also recognise the work of rescue teams, healthcare workers and volunteers who continue to act in the affected areas. Sol will once again serve as a meeting point for a cause that closely affects thousands of people from Madrid.
Before the tribute, President Isabel Díaz Ayuso will meet Edmundo González Urrutia to discuss the situation in Venezuela and the emergency actions deployed from Madrid. The appointment adds institutional weight to a day whose most visible part will take place in the square.
The region has sent a Summa 112 medical team made up of two doctors, two nurses and three emergency technicians. They are joined by six members of ERICAM, deployed since Friday to reinforce assistance in the areas hardest hit by the earthquakes.
The tribute comes in a city where the Venezuelan community forms part of the daily life of many neighbourhoods. In shops, schools, restaurants, offices and cultural spaces, the Venezuelan presence has grown in recent years and forged highly visible ties with Madrid.
That is why the event at Sol will not be merely a show of support from afar. For many families living here, the tragedy is followed with anguish from their phones, awaiting news, calls and messages from those who remain in Venezuela.
Puerta del Sol has already been the setting for major gatherings of the Venezuelan diaspora and solidarity events in response to international crises. Its location and symbolic weight make it a place where Madrid collectively expresses what is also happening inside many homes.
The day leaves the city with one very specific idea: solidarity is also part of urban life. This Tuesday, central Madrid will not only be a place of passage, shopping or transport; it will be a space to stand alongside a community that looks towards Venezuela from thousands of kilometres away with pain and a need for support.