In 1975, the Queen Elizabeth II made her first official trip to Mexico During the government of President Luis Echeverría Álvarez and He returned eight years later In 1983 during the six -year period of Miguel de la Madrid Hurtado. These two trips were full of diplomatic and tourist commitments where Queen Elizabeth knew Guanajuato, Veracruz and Acapulco, among others.
Both trips were in the company of her husband the Duke of Edinburgh and had one of the warmest welcome ever registered in the country for a state visit. Although the relations between Mexico and the United Kingdom date back to the early nineteenth century, that of 1975 was the first official visit that a monarch made to Mexican lands and,, Without a doubt, it became a national event.
During 1975 her first visit the queen remained six days in Mexican territory.Serge Lemoine / Getty Images
The first visit to Mexico
During her first visit the queen remained six days in Mexican territory, from February 24 to March 1, 1975 and on those dates she toured part of the states of Quintana Roo, Yucatán, Guanajuato, Mexico City and Veracruz, where they were received with several celebrations and gifts.
Cozumel
Starting with his arrival in the country, Queen Elizabeth and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh They arrived in the real yacht called «Britannia» to Cozumel for Puerto Morelos, in Quintana Roo. The visit in Cozumel was very short since immediately after leaving the yacht, the couple approached a direct plane to Mexico City.
Mexico City
Upon reaching the capital of the country, The Queen It was already expected by President Luis Echeverría and the first lady María Zuna. This meeting was one of the most representative in the history of the country since it represented not only the first Queen's visit to Mexico but the first of any sovereign of England in the country. This historic event was held in the capital Zócalo. Besides, The day of the arrival of Queen Elizabeth to Mexico On February 24, it coincided with the commemoration for the day of the flag, so girls and boys filled the Zocalo with rhythmic tables, demonstrations of gymnastics, choirs and colorful pom poms how shows the celebration to welcome the monarch.
Finally the celebration ended with then President Luis Echeverría and his wife María Esther Zuno Accompanying the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh In his tour of the city aboard a bare car where the streets were full of spectators to see the queen.
The stay of The real couple In Mexico City it lasted a couple of days and stayed at the Camino Real Hotel. In addition to the celebration for his arrival, during his time in the capital of the country, The queen visited the president In his private residence in San Jerónimo, to the south of the city.