In the last few days of March, King Felipe has conducted a number of engagements, all focused on the Spanish patrimony, heritage and stance around the world.
On the 30th of March, His Majesty presided over the graduation ceremony for 34 new Embassy Secretaries, that have recently passed the public test to gain access to this career.
Their main job will be to assist Ambassadors in the promotion of Spain in their respective operations’s countries and the integration of different cultures in Spain through foreign embassies in the Iberian kingdom.
Following the ceremony, His Majesty made his way back to La Zarzuela Palace, where he hosted a delegation of the Carlos Amberes Foundation. The organization is dedicated to promoting humanistic and scientific initiatives to spread the culture of the Spanish Empire in Europe, and, even more, in the countries that were part of it when the foundation was created in 1594: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of Northern France.
In this meeting, the Monarch was accompanied by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, with whom the King had maintained a meeting previously and who was tasked with speaking at the 16th Commemorative Lecture.
The following day, on the 31st of March, King Felipe held three audiences at La Zarzuela Palace, all of them also connected to the theme of Spanish heritage.
The first encounter was maintained with the newest members of the Superior Corps of Land Registry Management, a State-operated group that is in charge of assigning grade listings and valuing all properties on Spanish land. They are also in charge of managing Spain’s public buildings, and all historic criteria for restoring places that matter to the country’s heritage.
The second meeting of the day was granted to members of the Municipal Council of Sigüenza, a small town in the province of Guadalajara, North-West in the Autonomic Community of Castile-La Mancha.
The town is planning on becoming the 16th town to be inscribed in the list of Spanish UNESCO World Heritage Sites list, with the country having already 49 sites in the list, 15 of which are cities.
And the third audience, and the final one for the day, was granted to the Mayors of the 15 towns and cities that are already on the list, which include Ibiza, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela and Toledo, to name but a few.
King Felipe has always been very involved in the promotion and recognition of Spain’s history and legacy, both in country with frequent visits to sites crucial in recounting key moments of Nation building, and abroad.
