Princess Leonor arrives tomorrow in Salvador de Bahía, the first stop in America for the 'Juan Sebastián Elcano'
They will arrive tomorrow at 8 in the morning and will be welcomed to the sound of batucada by a group of female percussionists from a school linked to Carlinhos Brown and by the Spanish ambassador to Brazil, Mar Fernández-Palacios.
The ambassador, the prefect of Salvador de Bahia and the governor of the state are then expected to board the ship for lunch with the commander of the 'Juan Sebastián Elcano', Captain Luis Carreras-Presas do Campo. The day will conclude with a reception on board.
During the visit, which will last until February 19, a tourist visit to the city is planned, as well as a floral offering to the fallen of both Armed Forces and a formal ceremony of delivery to the Brazilian Navy by the Spanish Navy of the restored copy of the painting 'Siege and enterprise of Salvador de Bahía'.
In addition, the Cultural Department of the Embassy together with the Instituto Cervantes and the Geographic and Historical Institute of Bahia have organized a history seminar under the title 'Salvador de Bahía and its siege and enterprise of 1625'. A representation of officers from the Juan Sebastián de Elcano will attend the seminar.
The stopover in Salvador de Bahía this year is on the occasion of the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the recovery of this city from the Dutch by a combined Spanish-Portuguese fleet commanded by Admiral Don Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo.
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