The actress Maria Castro has played the role of Isabel de Trastámara in the recreation of the act of proclamation as queen of Castilean event that happened ago 550 years and that has been recreated in a Segovia full of visitors, who applauded the actress as she passed through the Plaza Mayorwithin the setting created to remember that historical event.
The procession that accompanies the queen on her way from the Alcázar to the Plaza Mayor It has been dotted with tourists and Segovians who have been able to see the future queen on the back of a horse with which she has entered a Plaza Mayor full of people. After reciting some historical passages from chroniclers that reflected that proclamation, María Castro and the rest of the actors and extras headed to the paving of the Cathedralenabled with stands to accommodate 700 spectators.
The historical recreation has begun there with an exhibition of falconry and some musical pieces performed with lutes, shawms and drumswhich have given way to the story in which the court jester, like a modern presenter, explained to the public the context of Elizabeth’s proclamation. The characters of Diego de Quintanilla, Juan Díez de Alcocer, Diego de Avellaneda or the mayor of Segovia, Andres de Cabrera.
The city’s nobles have asked the future queen to accept the responsibility of rule Castileand swear maintain “the privileges, exemptions, good practices and customs of Segovia”, an oath that Isabel has taken before the people of Segovia.
Finally, the character of the Catholic queen concluded her proclamation with a solemn “I request before God the kingdoms of Castile and León, because I have been designated for it by inheritance.”
The ceremony ended with an ilie sung by a monks choirwhich has accompanied the departure of the queen and her entourage, who have returned to the Alcázar, where at dusk it has begun ‘Dinner with the Queen‘, another restricted access event, in which people who have purchased tickets will dine and chat with María Castro and the rest of the cast, discussing details of the day.
During the main rehearsal of the proclamation, the Galician actress said she was very happy to play “a historical role of a woman ahead of her time, who fought, married, had children and ruled a kingdom, opening the world with her support to the expeditions”. Castro has also praised being able to play his role “live, with direct contact with the public”, and has highlighted the opportunity for the stage to be “Segovia, these walls, these streetsthe place where everything happened and which, in addition, is a very beautiful city; I had already visited her before, but for work it had been a fleeting visit: now I will be able to come more often and get to know her better.
The historical reenactment was attended by the municipal authorities, headed by the mayor, Jose Mazariasin addition to institutional representatives of the province and the Minister of Mobility and Digital Transformation, the Segovian José Luis Sanz Merino.
