• NATO The party that Jill Biden gave at his embassy after dinner at the Royal Palace

Bernardo de Gálvez

's portrait

hangs in the founding room of the United States Congress.

This politician from Malaga participated in the Battle of Pensacola in 1781 with which the Spanish managed to expel the British from present-day Florida during the American Revolution.

Bernardo de Gálvez was Spanish,

but also

an honorary American citizen.

He was one of the men who, in the words of Joe Biden during the meeting with Felipe VI, helped

American independence

: "Some suggest that we

would not be an independent country right now without you

."

The

military deeds

made

Carlos III distinguish the politician with the county of Gálvez.

He granted him the title in 1783, when the monarch had lived in the Royal Palace of Madrid for almost two decades.

Because

Joe Biden threw the arguments of the black legend

to the ground by referring to that unknown hero, but he also helped us Spaniards show off our National Heritage for a few days.

The dazzle for the patriotic began on Tuesday night.

When the delegations of the leaders gathered for the NATO Summit arrived at

the Royal Palace.

Cross the Plaza de la Armería, see the mountains of the Sierra through its arches, look to the left and observe the Almudena and, finally, to the right, the Royal Palace.

Legend has it that

Felipe V ordered a fire to destroy the Alcázar

that was located on that land on Christmas Eve 1734.

Dazzled by Versailles

, he wanted to have his own

Frenchified palace.

Legend or reality, the

destruction of the Alcázar

prisoner of the flames served to build the Royal Palace.

It took 26 years since the first stone was laid in 1738 until Carlos III settled in it.

Today, carefully cared for by National Heritage, every time the Kings open their doors, the leaders feel like

Stendhal.

Even Boris Johnson, accustomed to entering Buckingham frequently, sent his

congratulations to the King and Queen for the palace

.

It is not for less: it is

the second largest after Versailles, it

has

138,000 square meters and 3,458 rooms

.

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Maisy Biden's tracksuit, Begoña Gómez's cheesy hugs and other peak moments of the summit

Johnson, by the way, also walked in awe through the corridors of

the Prado Museum

.

His face was the expression of someone who becomes aware, perhaps without ever knowing it, of what Azaña said:

"The Prado Museum is more important for Spain than the republic and the monarchy together."

The main art gallery in Spain and one of the most important in the world, the patronage work carried out over the years by the King and Queen has made the Prado what it is today.

Even during the Civil War,

saving the Museum's heritage became a priority.

The Queen and Begoña Gómez with the companions of the leaders of the NATO summit. GTRES

Also preserve the fountains of the

Palacio de la Granja

.

The royal site was ordered to be built by

Felipe V

, who fell in love with the land occupied by some Hieronymite monks.

The king bought their land from them and wanted to build a small Versailles one hour from Madrid.

He wanted to retire there after

abdicating his son, Luis I,

but his premature death forced him to return to the Throne, although he did not leave La Granja.

His Fountains show, lit up for the occasion, was enjoyed by all the leaders' companions, who in just 48 hours

got to know the most emblematic places in Madrid.

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