Miguel de Cervantes Prize
The Miguel de Cervantes Prize is awarded annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language.
Image: Jorge Guillén y la infancia
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Image: Jorge Luis Borges 1951, by Grete Stern
Image: Monumento a Gerardo Diego
Ministry of Culture (Spain)
The Ministry of Culture (MC) is the department of the Government of Spain responsible for the promotion, protection and dissemination of the Spanish historical heritage, national museums, art, books, reading and literary creation, of cinematographic and audiovisual activities and of national archives and libraries.
The headquarters of the Ministry
Pío Cabanillas Gallas, first Minister of Culture.