The king of Spain, Felipe VI, and Gov. Alejandro Garcia preside tomorrow, Tuesday, the opening ceremony of the Seventh International Congress of the Spanish Language (Intensive Spanish), which meets in Puerto Rico from 15 to 18 March in district Convention in San Juan.
the Spanish monarchs, Felipe and Letizia, come tonight to the island to participate in the activity, which brings together 150 academics, linguists and writers from various Latin American countries and other parts of the world.
the governor received the king and queen on arrival to the country, but for now Stronghold has not disclosed details of the place and time of arrival, for “security reasons”, and requirements of the Spanish Royal House and Secret Service of the United States.
Secretary of Public Affairs at La Fortaleza, Jesus Manuel Ortiz, did not say whether the leaders of the Spanish monarchy spend the night in the Palacio de Santa Catalina, as did King Juan Carlos de Borbon and Queen Sofia when they visited the island in 1987. Ortiz said later will announce some details of the visit.
“at the request of the Secret Service and the Royal House, and security protocol, we can not give information “said assistant secretary of Foreign Affairs of the State Department, Rolando Padua, answering questions of journalists in the press room of La Fortaleza.
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makes However, this means that the Kings knew not be staying at the Executive Mansion. According to sources, tomorrow, Tuesday, at some point in the afternoon, visit El Morro, building of medieval origin, built in the 16th century by the Spanish Crown.
Padua said that travel expenses of kings they are paid by the Royal House and as to the costs incurred by the government of Puerto Rico during the royal visit and the celebration of CILE, the official said it is premature to estimate them. However, he said that “more than government investment, is a private investment of Spanish companies.” He also stressed that these days “will be news around the world.”
He added that the kings “were not coming out of Spain and this is the first time that they leave due to political crisis “.
he contrasted this visit with which the kings of Spain to Puerto Rico in 1987.” this visit differs from the last king, where there was a great display of events. This has a much lower profile. No pompous welcome, no caravans, as is customary in such visits. Precisely because the economic situation that exists in Puerto Rico will not make a big investment and also taking into consideration the critical situation in Spain, where no major events are promoted for the king and queen are safe and to maintain stability government there, “he said.
Padua said that although the visit of the Kings is given as part of the Congress, the governor made them the official invitation.
“We will be serving the kings as a visit state and government resources are moving, “said Padua, who acknowledged that” the government has been preparing since last year for this visit. ” Without going into details, he also said there will be “opportunities for interaction” with members of the Spanish Royal House.
At the opening of Congress involved the director of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, Dario Villanueva , the director of the Cervantes Institute, Victor Garcia de la Concha, as well as laureates guest writers.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, the kings of Spain also have scheduled a visit to the Museum of San Juan, where Quijotes exposure around the world, a sample of 19 different copies of Don Quixote published is displayed on a total of 56 languages.
the exhibition is organized by the Cervantes Institute and Spanish Cultural Action. The exhibition also includes film posters, the screening of a film and an audiovisual installation with a fragment of the novel read in case 30 languages, was reported in a press release.
All books -a total 60- come from the libraries of the Instituto Cervantes spread throughout the world and is one of the most complete collections of Don Quixote in different languages. Among the 119 volumes there are copies for children and an edition for the blind in Braille.
It was noted in the press release, distributed by the Press Office CILE that the Cervantes Institute has compiled for the first time this extensive collection to create a unique exhibition curated by José Manuel Lucia Megías, cadedrático of the Complutense University of Madrid and expert cervantista international prestige.
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