This prize has the following rules: it cannot be withheld (there must be a winner every year), shared or awarded posthumously. The King of Spain awards the prize every April 23 (the anniversary of Cervantes death) in a solemn ceremony that takes place in the historical University of Alcalá (near Madrid), the birthplace of Cervantes. Traditionally the prize is given one year to a Spanish author and the following to a Latin American, although this is not a rule. The jury is comprised of literary and academic authorities, in addition to the most recent awardees. This literary prize has been awarded annually by the Spanish Ministry of Culture since 1976.Ĭandidates are proposed by the Real Academia Española (founded in 1713) and all the National Academies of the Spanish language in the different Spanish speaking countries (23 in total). It was created in 1975 in honour of the author of Don Quixote de la Mancha, the most universally known Spanish text and the first modern novel. Thus, this prize recognises the career of an outstanding writer. It is an acknowledgement of those whose work has notably enriched Spanish literary heritage. The Premio Miguel de Cervantes is the highest recognition that a Spanish-language writer can achieve. Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) attributed to Juan de Jáuregui (via Wikipedia).
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