HE King of Spain, Felipe VI, opening this tuesday new headquarters of your country’s embassy Paraguayan In an act that was part of Santiago Peña’s visit to the South American nation to attend his inauguration as president.
Around 11:30 am local time (3:30 pm GMT), the head of state arrived at Peris Palace, an artifact from 1920, which began to be restored in 2018 to house the diplomatic mission.
There he welcomed a group of guests from the Spanish community attending the event and then inaugurated the renovated building together with the ambassador Carmen Castiella Ruiz de Velasco.
Later the king said a few words He underlined the fact that the new headquarters was inaugurated in a visit he described as “very meaningful” for the moment Paraguay lived through with a change of Government.
Located on Avenida Mariscal López, the Italian neoclassical style palace was built between 1919-1920 by two Spanish brothers, José, and Cristóbal Peris, after whom the building is named.
The Peris brothers were also the builders of the Mburuvicha Róga palace, which served as the official residence of the President of Paraguay.
Felipe VI arrived in Paraguay this Monday to attend Peña’s death. As the new president of the South American country he visited for the first time since ascending the throne in 2014.
The Spanish Air Force plane, on which the king was traveling, landed at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in the city of Luque, neighboring Asunción. During his stay, he also met with now former president Mario Abdo Benítez.
This Tuesday, once actions investment Starting at 07:00 local time (11:00 GMT), the Spanish monarch will return to Madrid.