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Mass for the victims of ETA
The inheritor to the Spanish throne took part in a mass in memory of both Ecuadorians (died in a terrorist attempt happened in Madrid and expressed his condolences to the relatives.
Felipe de Borbón y Grecia, the inheritor of the Spanish wreath, altered the Sunday mass of the midday in Guápulo's church (north center of Quito). He represented to produce honoring in memory of Diego Estacio and Carlos Palate, both deceased Ecuadorians last December 30 in the explosion of a van - bomb in the airport of Barajas, of Madrid, attributed to the terrorist Basque group ETA.
The Prince, who came to represent at the rate of presidential control, expressed personally his condolences to the kinsmen.
The used Sunday mass of the midday in Guápulo's church (north center of Quito) turned into an event for the presence of the prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón y Grecia.
The mass offered in memory of Diego Estacio and Carlos Alonso Palate, both deceased Ecuadorians last December 30 in the explosion of a van - bomb in the airport of Barajas, of Madrid, attributed to the terrorist Basque group ETA.
The religious office was a special order of the Royal Spanish House, since it was the opportunity in order that the Prince, who came for the change of presidential control, was expressing personally his condolences to the families of the victims of the terrorism.
And this way he did it, after coming to Guápulo (parish of the center of Quito) in the middle of an operative complex of safety. Without major formalities, the Prince greeted first the kinsmen, dedicating special attention to the mothers of the deceaseds.
He proved to be visibly affected by the pain of Maria Basilia Sailema, the mother of Palate, who went out of dawn of her village, Picaihua, in Tungurahua's province, to come in time to the appointment with the Prince.
After receiving the condolences, Jacqueline Sivisipa, mother of Estacio, said that " his words seemed to us to be very nice ", while his father, Wilson, made clear that he counts on receiving an indemnification compromised by the Spanish government.
During the mass, the future King of Spain was looking insistently and with consternation to the relatives of the victims.
In the moment of the peace, the Prince permitted to break for instants the protocol and received kisses and children's embraces that approached him in a spontaneous way for the greeting of the peace. The safety personnel blocked the way of young women who, in the middle of the mass, wanted to think a photography with the Prince or to ask for an autograph.
The ceremony was informed by the archbishop of Quito, monsignor Raúl Vela, who during the sermon emphasized the efforts of the Ecuadorians who emigrate towards Spain, and asked in order that the terrorism finishes.
In declarations to the press, Felipe de Borbón assured that those who committed the attempt will have to produce accounts to the justice.
He expressed his " deep sorrow" to Ecuador. " They (the deceased migrantes) will remain in our memory. They travelled looking for a new life and there they contributed to the well-being and development of Spain ", he assured.
On the part of the salient Government there was present in the homily the chancellor of the Ecuador, Francisco Carrión. Also there represented the minister of Exterior Relations inlet, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, who did not support a formal dialogue with the Prince.
Later, Felipe de Borbón was present at a luncheon with Ecuadoran personalities; and during the night it had foreseen to meet the Spanish resident community in the capital.
Before, the Prince supported a short meeting with the salient agent chief executive Alfredo Palacio, to whom he delivered a letter of his father the King Juan Carlos I. Across this missive, Palace got a letter of congratulation for the successful culmination of his mandate, as well as the desires of the Spanish royalty of a successful future.