Princes praise to Spanish immigrants in to the

The Prince of Asturias, Felipe de Borbón, stressed yesterday in Santiago Chile the contribution of emigrant Spaniards to the prosperity of their country of origin and their country of reception.

"The Spaniards who live outside Spain are a fundamental part of our homeland, thus is so sorry, I ask that you forget not never," said the heir to the Spanish Crown during a meeting with a representation of 22,000 Spanish nationals living in Chile.

The Princes of Asturias on Tuesday began his first official visit to the country in South America, where being a calendar full of activities in the field of institutional, economic, social and científico-cultural.

The afternoon yesterday, Felipe de Borbón y Letizia Ortiz were greeted with warm applause by the half thousand of people are waiting in a wood-beamed patio of the stadium Spanish de Santiago.

"Many of us have lived moments very" u000a"important in the recent history of Chile", said the Prince, who recalled that his previous visit to Chile - in which travelled not accompanied by doña Letizia - took place in "very difficult moments", because it just happened the devastating earthquake of February 2010.

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"today I once again have the opportunity, along with the Princess, enjoy your company, feel your love and your experience of life in this brother country," stated.

"The Spanish who today are here - recalled don Felipe - you represent a diverse and pluralistic community filled with intense personal experiences varied and hopefully also very enriching". "Some you moved it exile or economic circumstances, others have come to collaborate and participate in the expansion of commercial and business exchanges between our two countries," he added.

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