 Captain
Luis Cayetano y Garrido, commander of the
visiting Spanish Naval Tall Ship Juan
Sebastián de Elcano, held a news conference in his office
aboard the ship. Listen
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(The
news conference begins in Spanish)
Galveston
Mayor Pro Tem Joe Jaworski delivered a
proclamation from Mayor Lyda Ann Thomas and
presented a key to the city. Listen
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Juan
Sebastián de Elcano arrived at Bolivar Roads Tuesday morning and
was greeted by Galveston Historical Foundation's 1877 tall
ship Elissa.
Lynda
Guidry took these photos from aboard GHF's
Seagull II.
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photos were provided by Robert John Mihovil.
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These
photos were provided by Armin Cantini.
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photos from Armin Cantini.
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The
ship, owned and operated by the Spanish Navy, is
crewed by 257 Spanish naval officers and crew
including 47 cadets. Galveston is the first of three
U.S. ports visited by Elcano.
Elcano
will be open to the public at pier 22 at Harborside
Drive in Galveston from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from
3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday April 7 through
Saturday April 9.
The
ship will depart after Mass on Sunday.
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