Jimmy Carter y su familia visitan el Monasterio de San Millán de Yuso
Jimmy Carter and their family visits the Monastery of San Millán de Yuso
JOSE DELPÓN, NEWSPAPER THE RIOJA, TUESDAY 21 OF AUGUST OF 2007
Of the United States, the country where the Spanish receives an emergent paper more and more, to the cradle of the Castilian. Of the cotton plant been of Georgia, in the deep American south, to the heart of the Denomination of Rioja Origin. The trip that ex- North American president Jimmy carried out yesterday Carter allowed him to cross during a stay of 24 hours the monasteries of San Millán and to soon visit Haro and Santo Domingo of the Road, during a private trip that makes by all Spain.
Carter, who was EE president. UU. between 1977 and 1981, arrived in the morning at Santo Domingo, one of the most important cities of the Way from Santiago to their passage by the Rioja, and it lodged in the National Inn, next to the cathedral. Later, protected by an imposing safety (made up of six cars and ten escorts) he was transferred to Haro, where he had lunch in a warehouse. Soon he continued route towards San Millán, to where he arrived accompanied from his woman, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith, and their two children. Soon after opening to the monastery of Yuso to the tourist visits, two men members of the American secret service were identified as and announced the imminent arrival of the ex- president, who during one hour and average wished to make a Vista of form deprived to the monastery with his family.
The prior, Juan Angel Grandson, arranged that a recoleto agustino did to them of guide before its commitment in Santo Domingo of the Road by the celebration of San Bernardo, although could salute to the visitors to its arrival. The father Fernando Sacristan, ex- prior of Yuso, showed the gentlemen Carter the best thing of San Millán; from the library and ivories to beautiful sacristía. Kind to the explanations they were also the children of the Carter, who were astonished by the history of the monastery.
The escorts, of photographers
To I finish of the route, the guides approached the illustrious visitors and confirmed what they had noticed the intelligence agents to them: that they are a very near pair, as they could verified when requested autographs to them and photos with the group to the plenary session became; in fact, the escorts were those that did of photographers with a camera that the guides took. In one of postcards of the monastery, the marriage Carter wrote, of course in English: "the monastery is wonderful, the hospitality make our visit memorable. This has been one of our better experiences of all Spain ".
When finishing its visit, the retinue of the ex-president raised the parking by new portería before the surprise of the numerous tourists, who did not stop to make photos to the illustrious visitors.
