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The mayor made reference to the Matrona of Murcia as a symbol of the generosity of the municipality and the president of Ecuador thanked the Murcia "to have received with so much affection our Ecuadorian sisters and brothers who came here exiled by poverty"
The mayor of Murcia, José Ballesta, and members of the municipal corporation today received the President of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and handed him the keys of the City of Murcia and a facsimile reproduction of the Privilegio Rodado by Alfonso X El Sabio, In the reception organized in the Palace Almudí.
José Ballesta made reference to the Matron of Murcia as a symbol of the generosity of the people of Murcia, "who welcomes those who come from outside" and referred to the Republic of Ecuador as a "mosaic of plurality, a brotherly people To which we feel very united ".
For his part, Correa stressed that "Ecuador was not a country of migration.
It was due to the terrible crisis of 1999 when unemployment soared, broke 16 banks and seized the deposits of the people.
Today in Murcia we have one of the largest Ecuadorian communities in Spain.
I hope the Murcians understand what happened in Ecuador and that the people who had to leave did not do it voluntarily;
Are exiled from poverty and lack of opportunity. "
Rafael Correa thanked the people of Murcia "for having received with so much affection our Ecuadorian sisters and brothers".
"On behalf of them I receive the Keys of the City of Murcia," he stressed.
After the reception presided over by the mayor, the president of the Republic of Ecuador signed in the Book of Honor of the City and was interested in the exhibition 'Cervantes, soldier of the Spanish Infantry', which currently hosts the Almudí.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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