The Duke of Alba, Carlos Fitz-James Stuart y Martínez de Irujo (c), and the Mayor of Monforte de Lemos, José Tomé (l), look at the painting 'Apparition of the Virgin to San Lorenzo' by El Greco during his visit to the art gallery of the Colegiata de los Escolapios, on June 29, 2024, in Monforte de Lemos, Lugo, Galicia (Spain). On September 27, 2023, on the occasion of an event at the Palacio de Liria in Madrid, during a conversation with the Duke of Alba, the Mayor of Monforte verbally invited him to visit the City Hall of Monforte, where he is also the Count of Lemos. On December 12, 2023, the Duke sent a letter to the mayor in which he accepted the invitation, saying that "he was very excited", because of the link between the House of Alba and Monforte. 29 JUNE 2024 Carlos Castro / Europa Press 06/29/2024 (Europa Press via AP)