Señor Dupuy de Lôme
to Mr. Foster.
[Translation.]
Legation of Spain at Washington,
Washington, December 1,
1892.
Mr. Secretary: I have the honor to transmit to
your excellency, with the customary office copy, the accompanying letter
which Her Majesty the Queen Regent addresses to the President of the
United States in reply to the invitation to attend the opening
ceremonies of the World’s Exposition at Chicago, and I beg your
excellency to have the kindness to have the said royal missive conveyed
to its high destination.
I avail myself of this occasion to renew to your excellency the
assurances of my highest consideration.
Queen Cristina
to President Harrison.
Don Alfonzo XIII, by the grace of God Constitutional
King of Spain, and in his name and during his minority,
Dona Maria Cristina, Queen Regent of the Kingdom,
to the President of the United States of America:
Great and Good Friend: Great satisfaction
was given us by the letter which you addressed to us at the request
of the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic in
Congress assembled, inviting my well-beloved son and me, as the
successors of Queen Isabella the Catholic, of glorious memory, to
attend the opening ceremonies of the Columbian Exposition, which is
to be held in the city of Chicago in the month of May next, in
commemoration of the happy event of the discovery of America. Both
my son and I feel most grateful for this token of esteem and regard,
and I beg you to convey to the Congress of the United States the
assurance of our feelings of gratitude, and to inform that body, at
the same time, how deeply we regret that the provisions of our
constitution will prevent us from being present at those impressive
ceremonies, as we should have been glad to do. Offering fervent
prayers for the prosperity and happiness of your Republic, we pray
God to have you in his holy keeping.
Done at the palace of Madrid this 8th day of October, 1892.
Great and good friend, your great and good friend,
- Maria Cristina.
- Cárlos O’Donell.
