Ana Garcia Romero
Updated Monday, January 22, 2024-9:40 p.m.
Andalusia Hillary Clinton spends the weekend in Seville on a private visit
Many Sevillians were surprised.
Friday night, the street crowded and in the middle of the crowd a commotion of escorts and curious onlookers.
Hillary Clinton had just arrived in Seville on a private visit, from Madrid, where she had given a conference.
The former North American Secretary of State traveled to the Andalusian capital with her country's ambassador to Spain,
Julissa Reynoso
, for a private visit where there was no shortage of flamenco and fried
fish
.
For lunch on Saturday they chose Río Grande, one of the city's trendy restaurants that counts Sevillian businessman Rosauro Varo among its partners.
Like another tourist
, Clinton was able to eat artichokes or the famous
Pescaíto
in a booth overlooking the Guadalquivir and the Torre del Oro. "
I'm happy to be here
," she said briefly upon her arrival.
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After lunch, the former North American first lady and her entourage
began a sightseeing tour
that took them to the Archive of the Indies and the Real Alcázar, the Patio de Banderas, the Giralda and the Cathedral, including the tomb of Christopher Columbus.
Or the Plaza de España,
where she was photographed with her friends
on the tiled benches of the provinces of Cádiz and Barcelona.
If the day was intense, the night was no less so.
The appointment was at the Palacio de Dueñas for a dinner and party organized by
Eugenia Martínez de Irujo
for a few very chosen guests.
Hillary Clinton arrived
accompanied by the ambassador
, among other members of her entourage.
The president of the Junta de Andalucía,
Juanma Moreno
Bonilla, was waiting for her at the door, who went to Dueñas with his wife, Manuela Villena.
A very special, relaxed and fun night awaited everyone.
The evening began with an appetizer of croquettes, ham, loin,
cheese and other typical Andalusian delicacies
before the guests went up to the dining room to enjoy dinner in the palace's dining room.
Hillary occupied a central place at the main table alongside a friend, the Andalusian president, the ambassador and the hostess, as well as Infanta Elena, who chose a very Andalusian look with black pants with cookie-sized polka dots.
Other guests sat at other tables such as Manuela Villena, Narcís Rebollo, the bullfighter
José María Manzanares with his wife, Rocío Escalona
, Rosa Tous and her husband, Gracia Barreiros (friend of Doña Elena), Rocío Báez Spínola with her husband, Peter;
president of Fundación Cajasol, Antonio Pulido, with his wife,
Fini Sáez
;
the group of Hillary Clinton's companions who arrived with her from the United States, and Eugenia's lifelong friends.
The menu (veal round with mashed potatoes and confit onion and
heavenly bacon with cream as dessert
) was made entirely in the Dueñas kitchens.
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After dinner came the party.
The room located in front of the palace chapel became a tablao with tables and chairs like those in the booths at the April Fair.
David Bisbal and Vanesa Martín were the first to sing, as a duet and solo,
with Pablo López on the piano
.
And the big moment arrived: those from the River performing
Seville have a special color
and, of course, their
Macarena
.
Hillary, very smiling, did not hesitate to accept the invitation of those from Dos Hermanas to dance the iconic song that swept the world and caused a sensation at the 1996 Democratic convention, where
she herself started taking the steps
.
Dueñas' funny moment was recorded by Eugenia Martínez de Irujo, who did not hesitate to upload it to her networks.