The popemobiles in which Leo XIV will travel during his visit have already arrived in Spain. This Sunday, the Police and the Air Force distributed images of the transfer and custody of the cars that the pontiff will use between June 6 and 12 in Madrid, Catalonia and the Canary Islands. One of them has traveled to Madrid, where he will be guarded by the Central Protection Unit of the General Commissariat of Citizen Security of the Police. And the other. Both flew from Rome aboard Air Force planes and were then transferred on a flatbed truck, covered by a tarp. The device has been coordinated by the Army and the National Police.
The visit scheduled for Leo XIV will take place in four different provinces, two of them are islands: Madrid, Barcelona, Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The popemobile sent to Madrid will be the same one you use on your trip to the Canary Islands. The two vehicles have traveled on Airbus A400M Atlas military aircraft, with great capacity and designed to move vehicles or equipment. Two white Mercedes Benz SUVs have descended from them, with the top open and identical license plate: SCV 1. The acronyms stand for Vatican City State (Vatican City State) and the number 1 indicates that it is the main vehicle reserved for the Supreme Pontiff.
The popemobile allows the pontiff to greet the faithful during his travels. It usually has distinctive features, such as a white body and a red carpet inside, and is designed to ensure the safety of the Pope.
The visit of Leo XIV has been declared by the Government. It will bring together a large number of people, with concentrations that may exceed one million attendees. To organize it, the Executive has held more than 80 coordination meetings between different administrations and institutions.
The Ministry of the Interior has issued a specific security instruction to identify possible risks, the preparation of Security Forces and Corps plans and devices in the different places of the visit.
The security plans will include a protection device for the Pope and members of the delegation, and the deployment of a special device in the itineraries, places planned for visits and celebrations officiated by the pontiff. During the critical phase, from June 6 to 12, there will be coordination and command centers in the cities of Madrid, Barcelona, Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which will include representatives of all the organizations involved in the special security plan.
