Folder and with the gala uniform, the Leonor Guardian swore the flag in a ceremony that was held in one of the roofs of the Juan Sebastián de Elcano school ship, upon arrival at the port of Montevideo, in Uruguay. This has been the second scale in South America of the 97th Instruction Cruise, where the Princess of Asturias and its 75 companions as future officers are formed.
The school ship prepares to sail tomorrow Sunday, March 9 to Chili. Punta Arenas will be the third scale in South America, after Uruguay and Brazil. In his stop in Montevideo we saw the swearing of flag, a fundamental act in this itinerary attended by the Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, in the presence of the Captain Luis Carreras-Pressas. Also, eL Admiral Chief of Staff of the Navy, Antonio Piñeiro Sánchez, who visited the historic frigate, which is about to meet a century, as shared by the Navy in its networks.
And in what activities the Guardiamarinas have participated during their four days in Montevideo? According to the Chilean newspaper the observer, the future officers toured the historic center of the city. Also, they participated in a reception organized by the Spanish embassy and a floral offering was held to José Gervasio Artigas, political, military and statesman, national hero and maximum hero of the independence process. It must be remembered that 73,000 Spaniards reside in this city, of which a majority have Galician roots (about 41,000), the newspaper quotes, which estimates the Uruguayan descendants of Spanish families in two million.
It is chance that only one week ago, specifically on day 1, Felipe VI traveled to Uruguay to attend the investiture ceremony of the elected president, Yamandú Orsi. For four days father and daughter did not coincide. Elcano departed from Cádiz on January 11 and, crossing the Panama Canal, will reach New York next June, specifically 5.
