Stamp depicts 'The Martyrdom of St Andrew' by Rubens.
The Carlos de Amberes Foundation, located in the
Salamanca district, is a non-profit, private institution. It was created at the
wish of a Dutchman who, in 1594, came to Madrid with his entire fortune to
create this institution, which, four hundred years later, is still fully
active. The Carlos de Amberes Foundation, is the
realization of the wish of a Flemish man whom donated all his fortune to the
city of Madrid in order to create this institution, which 400 years thereafter
it is fully active. Bolstered by a reorganisation of its original purpose (a
hospital for pilgrims), the Carlos de Amberes Foundatio is ready to enter into
the 21st Century, dedicated to safekeeping the historical ties among the
territories that once belonged to the Spanish Crown in the 16th and 17th
Centuries. The Foundation cooperates via all sorts of cultural, political and
scientific initiatives with those countries -Belgium, The Netherlands,
Luxembourg and northern France- in the adventure of building a common space: a
united Europe.
Among others the Foundation is
composed of: His Majesty King Juan Carlos, the Belgian Ambassador to Madrid, the President of the Community
of Madrid, the Mayor of Madrid, the Head of His Majesty's Office, the President
of the Association of Friends of the "Foundation Carlos de Amberes" in Belgium,
the Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Madrid, the Ambassador of the
Kingdom of The Netherlands to Madrid, the President of the Council of State, the
Director General of the Spanish Heritage at the Council of Europe, the President
of the Spanish Olympic Committee, the Director of the Prado Museum and the
Manager of the Royal Tapestry Factory and representatives of Spanish and Benelux
institutions and companies.
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