By Wonderwall.com Editors
6:14am PST, Nov 15, 2019
Spain's king and queen arrived in Cuba on Nov. 11, 2019, to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana. It was a history-making trip as it's the first ever state visit to the island by Spanish royals. Check out all the best photos from their trip, starting with this shot… During a ceremony at Castillo San Pedro de la Roca del Morro in Santiago, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2019, Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia paid tribute to fallen marines under the command of Admiral Pascual Cervera. Keep reading for more…
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Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia stood on a parapet of the San Pedro de la Roca del Morro fortress in Santiago, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2019, after a ceremony in remembrance of the sailors who fell in action under the command of Admiral Pascual Cervera.
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King Felipe VI of Spain posed next to military personnel during a visit to the Loma de San Juan in Santiago, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2019, where he paid tribute to the Spanish soldiers who fell during the Spanish-Cuban-American War.
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Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia posed beside a self-portrait of Spanish painter Francisco de Goya at Bellas Artes Museum in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2019.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are pictured leaving the National Museum of Fine Arts of Havana, Cuba, after a tour of its art collection on Nov. 14, 2019.
Queen Letizia of Spain visits the Molecular Immunology Center in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2019.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia posed for a picture with young workers of the Center for Molecular Immunology in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia visited the Molecular Immunology Center in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 14, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia arrived for a reception at the Spanish Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at the Spanish Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019, to attend a reception with husband King Felipe VI.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia posed for a group photo at a reception at the Spanish Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain attended the "500 Años de la Ciudad de La Habana" book presentation at the Spanish Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain, Mauricio Vicent and Javier Mariscal shared a laugh during the "500 Años de la Ciudad de La Habana" book party at the Spanish Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain took in the view from the rooftop balcony of the Spanish Embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019, during the "500 Años de la Ciudad de La Habana" book presentation.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia are seen in silhouette while attending a reception at the Alicia Alonso Gran Theater in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia attended a reception at the Alicia Alonso Gran Theater in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
Queen Letizia attended a reception at the Alicia Alonso Gran Theater in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain spoke during a reception at the Alicia Alonso Gran Theater in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia greeted Havana historian Eusebio Leal after awarding him with the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III at the Palacio de los Capitanes in Old Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
Spain's King Felipe VI awarded Havana historian Eusebio Leal with the Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Carlos III while Queen Letizia looks on at the Palacio de los Capitanes in Old Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia visited Plaza de Armas and Palacio de los Capitanes Generales in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain smiled as he visited Plaza de Armas and Palacio de los Capitanes Generales in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia visited Plaza de Armas and Palacio de los Capitanes Generales in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
Spain's Queen Letizia visited the Palacio de los Capitanes in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 13, 2019.
Queen Letizia of Spain took in the "Espana y Cuba: Contigo en la Distancia" exhibition at Alicia Alonso Gran Theater in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain checked out an Agencia EFE and Iberia Airlines photo exhibition about relations between Spain and Cuba at the Gran Teatro in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
The Spanish Royal Household shared this photo of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia posing for a group photo with dancers at the Gran Teatro theater in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019. Cuba's National Ballet company performed a passage from the "Giselle" ballet as part of a gala in the Spanish royal couple's honor.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia held hands as they went on a walking tour of La Havana Vieja in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
Queen Letizia of Spain was all smiles while visiting Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos school and San Francisco convent in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia visited La Havana Vieja in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019, during their first ever royal visit to the island nation.
A boy ran across the street as King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia went on a walking tour of La Havana Vieja in La Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019, during their first ever royal visit to the island nation.
King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia attended a wreath-laying ceremony in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain placed a wreath in Revolution Square in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel and first lady Lis Cuesta and Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia stood during a welcome ceremony at Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel met with Spain's King Felipe VI at Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
Cuba's first lady Lis Cuesta accompanied Spain's Queen Letizia during a welcome ceremony at Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2019.
King Felipe VI of Spain waved upon landing at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport in Cuba to begin a royal tour with Queen Letizia on Nov. 11, 2019.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport in Cuba on Nov. 11, 2019, to begin a royal visit.
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain arrived at Havana's Jose Marti International Airport in Cuba on Nov. 11, 2019, to begin a royal visit.
Kicking off their trip! King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia arrived at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, on Nov. 11, 2019, to depart for Cuba to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the founding of Havana.
