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Monday, November 20, 2006
Canary Islands Prepare for Royal Visit
Last year on November 22nd, King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain choose to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the popular monarch's accession to the throne with a visit to Tenerife. This year, on that same important date, the King and Queen will be back in Tenerife to mark the 100th Anniversary of the very first visit of a Spanish monarch to the islands, that of King Alfonso XIII, in 1906.
Although the program, facilitated by the Canary Islands Government, could change for "possible complications of security", says the report, the King and Queen will arrive in Tenerife on the morning of Wednesday, November 22nd, for a five-day visit to all seven of the Canary Islands and will have "lots of contact with the street", i.e. public.
Tenerife
In Tenerife, the King and Queen are set to visit the Canary Islands Parliament and then to inaugurate an exhibition of images at the headquarters of the CajaCanarias bank in Santa Cruz, entitled, "Imágenes Reales" (Royal Images), organized to celebrate the centenary of Alfonso XIII's visit. They will then visit the El Polvorín center in the district of Taco, before going on to La Laguna - by tram - to visit the Royal Sanctuary of the Cristo de La Laguna (Figure of Christ). In the evening, they will meet with representatives of various institutions and organizations related to immigration, before dining with the President of the Canary Islands, Adán Martín.
El Hierro and La Gomera
On the morning of November 23rd, the monarchs will arrive in El Hierro, where they will be received by the president of that island's corporation and visit an exhibition on communications in the archipelago, commemorating the fiber optic cable connection that is to be inaugurated that day. After a reception in El Hierro, the King and Queen will travel to the island of La Gomera for lunch and to visit various emblematic sites on the island, as well as to unveil a bust of Christopher Columbus, a gift from the Canary Islands Government to La Gomera. In the evening, they will return to Tenerife, where their majesties will offer a reception to Tenerife society.
La Palma
First thing on Friday, the King and Queen will travel to Los Llanos de Aridane on the island of La Palma. There, they will visit an exhibition of paintings, entitled "El Platano como Identidad Canaria" (The Banana as a Canarian Identity) and, will afterwards go to the La Palma capital, Santa Cruz, to visit the Palacio Salazar, an exhibition on the centenary of the visit of King Alfonso XIII and the works of the Gran Telescopio de Canarias, which is set to be inaugurated during 2007. They will also attend a military parade and will have lunch at the state run Parador hotel on La Palma.
Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria
On Saturday, their majesties will travel to Fuerteventura, where they will inaugurate an art exhibition and will later travel to Lanzarote for lunch and to open a new health center. On Sunday morning, they will visit the Cueva Pintada (Painted Cave) in Gáldar, Gran Canaria. They will then attend mass at the cathedral in the Gran Canaria capital, Las Palmas, before having lunch with the President of the Canary Islands government in the Hotel Santa Catalina, afterwards transferring to the airport to conclude the Royal visit to the Canary Islands archipelago.
Los Reyes, que llegan a Tenerife el próximo día 22, estarán cinco días en el archipiélago y visitarán las siete islas
Los Reyes tendrán la oportunidad de estar con toda la sociedad canaria
Although the program, facilitated by the Canary Islands Government, could change for "possible complications of security", says the report, the King and Queen will arrive in Tenerife on the morning of Wednesday, November 22nd, for a five-day visit to all seven of the Canary Islands and will have "lots of contact with the street", i.e. public.
Tenerife
In Tenerife, the King and Queen are set to visit the Canary Islands Parliament and then to inaugurate an exhibition of images at the headquarters of the CajaCanarias bank in Santa Cruz, entitled, "Imágenes Reales" (Royal Images), organized to celebrate the centenary of Alfonso XIII's visit. They will then visit the El Polvorín center in the district of Taco, before going on to La Laguna - by tram - to visit the Royal Sanctuary of the Cristo de La Laguna (Figure of Christ). In the evening, they will meet with representatives of various institutions and organizations related to immigration, before dining with the President of the Canary Islands, Adán Martín.
El Hierro and La Gomera
On the morning of November 23rd, the monarchs will arrive in El Hierro, where they will be received by the president of that island's corporation and visit an exhibition on communications in the archipelago, commemorating the fiber optic cable connection that is to be inaugurated that day. After a reception in El Hierro, the King and Queen will travel to the island of La Gomera for lunch and to visit various emblematic sites on the island, as well as to unveil a bust of Christopher Columbus, a gift from the Canary Islands Government to La Gomera. In the evening, they will return to Tenerife, where their majesties will offer a reception to Tenerife society.
La Palma
First thing on Friday, the King and Queen will travel to Los Llanos de Aridane on the island of La Palma. There, they will visit an exhibition of paintings, entitled "El Platano como Identidad Canaria" (The Banana as a Canarian Identity) and, will afterwards go to the La Palma capital, Santa Cruz, to visit the Palacio Salazar, an exhibition on the centenary of the visit of King Alfonso XIII and the works of the Gran Telescopio de Canarias, which is set to be inaugurated during 2007. They will also attend a military parade and will have lunch at the state run Parador hotel on La Palma.
Fuerteventura, Lanzarote and Gran Canaria
On Saturday, their majesties will travel to Fuerteventura, where they will inaugurate an art exhibition and will later travel to Lanzarote for lunch and to open a new health center. On Sunday morning, they will visit the Cueva Pintada (Painted Cave) in Gáldar, Gran Canaria. They will then attend mass at the cathedral in the Gran Canaria capital, Las Palmas, before having lunch with the President of the Canary Islands government in the Hotel Santa Catalina, afterwards transferring to the airport to conclude the Royal visit to the Canary Islands archipelago.
Los Reyes, que llegan a Tenerife el próximo día 22, estarán cinco días en el archipiélago y visitarán las siete islas
Los Reyes tendrán la oportunidad de estar con toda la sociedad canaria
