Spain launches international commemoration and coordinated promotion of the 4th Century of the death of Miguel de Cervantes

 

Spanish government, institutions and Spanish embassies around the world, in coordination with institutions and cultural agents from different countries, will carry out and coordinate various activities in order to reinvigorate the memory, contributions and ideas of the Spanish author to the world literature and universal culture.

The Commemoration of the 4th Centenary of the death of Miguel de Cervantes is coordinated by a National Commission under the patronage of the King and Queen of Spain. This coordinating body is an inter-ministerial body connected to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and is presided over by the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of the Presidency. The first Deputy Prime Minister and the second Deputy Prime Minister correspond, respectively, to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sport and to the Secretary of State for Culture.

The forums of the National Commission are consisted of representatives from the government as well as from a number of regions and institutions that are particularly involved in both the life and work of Miguel de Cervantes. It includes representatives from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Finance and Public Administration, and Industry, Energy and Tourism; the autonomous regions of Catalonia, Andalusia, Aragón, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, and Castile and León; the Town Council of Alcalá de Henares; the National Library of Spain; the Prado Museum; the Royal Spanish Academy; the Cervantes Institute and Spanish Cultural Action (AC/E).