Loyal Toast - Spain

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In Spain, at formal occasions in the military, the first toast is for the King Juan Carlos I: The highest-ranked officer toasts "Por el primer soldado de España" (For Spain's first soldier) and the concurrence answers "Por el Rey" (For the King)

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