The film of the king of Spain in Cordoba

King Felipe VI inaugurated on Wednesday, March 27, the VIII International Congress of the Spanish Language, defining it as a "celebration of the Spanish-American fraternity".

The kings of Spain went to the Liberator Theater, to the Caraffa Museum and had lunch at Feriar with President Mauricio Macri and Governor Juan Schiaretti.

At the opening ceremony, the monarch said: "Like the previous ones, this Congress is a celebration of the Spanish-American fraternity and a renewed commitment to integrate diversity, to fight against poverty and to to make our peoples, by the word shared, more cultivated, more prosperous and happier in freedom ".

The monarch concentrated during his speech on the defense of the use of Spanish on both sides of the Atlantic, recalling the words of the humanist – named in the 19th century Honorary member of the RAE Venezuelan RAE Andres Bello to defend the fact that it is "so typical of America as of Spain."

During his speech at the Teatro del Libertador General San Martín, the monarch referred to "one of the most delicate moments" of the Spanish language of his history, with the independence of the territories of Spain. overseas. "The voices demanding independence in the linguistic field are not lacking," he said.

Return

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia began their return to Madrid on Wednesday afternoon after a three-day visit to Argentina. They concluded by participating in various events in Cordoba on the occasion of the VIII International Congress of the Spanish language.

The agenda of his visit was closed with Argentine President Mauricio Macri and his wife, Juliana Awada, with whom they presided over a luncheon with about 500 participants in the language conference.