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Sunday, November 13, 2005
King to celebrate anniversary in Tenerife
King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofía will take their place as guests of honour at a glittering gala concert to be held in the Tenerife auditorium in Santa Cruz on the evening of November 22. The concert, to be given by the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the popular monarch’s accession to the throne.
It was on November 22, 1975 that the King stood before the Spanish house of representatives, the Cortes, and delivered his first speech as head of state after the death of General Franco. It was a momentous occasion which marked the end of the era of dictatorship and the rebirth of democracy for Spain.
King and Queen to visit Santa Cruz
ED: This visit, considering the significance of the date will, I feel, be a momentous occasion for the population of the island. A comment made recently in the Spanish media, I think, sums up the national feeling, echoed as much here in the outlying parts of the territory, is that the Spanish are not so much monarchistas (monarchists) as Juancarlistas - that is they like and respect King Juan Carlos the man.
