This January 17, the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano arrived at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. On board were the 76 Marine Guards who were carrying out their training cruise around the world. Princess Leonor of Spain is one of the students who left the port of Cádiz last Saturday. In five days, the ship will head for South America.
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First stop of the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano in the Canaries
Last Saturday, King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia bid a moving farewell to their eldest daughter, Princess Leonor, who boarded the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano with her 75 comrades. This training cruise, which for Leonor will last five months, is part of the training at the Naval Military School. The departure took place in Cádiz six days ago.
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The great sea crossing will begin on January 23 after leaving Las Palmas
This January 17, the 113 meter long training ship arrived at the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Tenerife is one of the islands of the Canary archipelago. The ship will remain in port until Monday. On Tuesday, the four-masted ship will arrive at the port of Las Palmas, the neighboring island. The Canary Islands are located off the coast of Morocco. On January 23, the training ship will leave Las Palmas and head for America. The Marine Guardsmen will not set foot on the ground until February 14, when the ship is expected to arrive at the port of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil.
-Princess Leonor, 19, was pictured smiling in her white navy uniform as the ship arrived at the port of Tenerife. She greeted reporters from the bridge, then helped her comrades reel in ropes and deploy the pontoon toward the dock. On board, the heir to the throne sleeps in a cabin with the only three other young women on the adventure. In addition to learning about the life of a sailor, students continue to attend classes in 18 subjects.
The adventure will end in June for Leonor, when the ship arrives in New York. The Princess of Asturias will not make the month-long Atlantic crossing to Spain. She will return by plane, allowing her to use this month to complete her training aboard another frigate. Princess Leonor undergoes a year of training in each of the military academies of the three components of the army, where training must normally last three years.
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