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Instituto Cervantes (Spanish: [instiˈtuto θerˈβantes], the Cervantes Institute) is a worldwide nonprofit organization created by the Spanish government in 1991. [2] It is named after Miguel de Cervantes (1547–1616), the author of Don Quixote and perhaps the most important figure in the history of Spanish literature .
Ilan Stavans (born Ilán Stavchansky, 1961) is a Mexican-born Jewish-American writer and academic.He writes and speaks on American, Hispanic, and Jewish cultures. He is the author of Quixote (2015) and a contributor to the Norton Anthology of Latino Literature (2010).
The original idea was conceived in 1922 by Vicente Clavel, director of Cervantes publishing house in Barcelona, as a way to honour the author Miguel de Cervantes and boost the sales of books. It was first celebrated on 7 October 1926, Cervantes' birthday, before being moved to his death date, 23 April, in 1930. [4]
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (/ s ɜːr ˈ v æ n t iː z,-t ɪ z / sur-VAN-teez, -tiz; [5] Spanish: [miˈɣel de θeɾˈβantes saaˈβeðɾa]; 29 September 1547 (assumed) – 22 April 1616 NS) [6] was a Spanish writer widely regarded as the greatest writer in the Spanish language and one of the world's pre-eminent novelists.
The Cervantine Library Spanish: Biblioteca Cervantina (also known as the Library Miguel de Cervantes) is a library located on the main campus of Tecnológico de Monterrey, in the city of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.The library has about 130,000 items in its collection, with its holdings on Mexican history and culture ranked second in the Americas.
A general view shows the National Mall as preparations are underway for the upcoming presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2025.
1991: El Quijote de Miguel de Cervantes (Spain), a five-episodes TV series of Part I of the novel by Televisión Española, directed by Manuel Gutiérrez Aragón with screenplay by Camilo José Cela, starring Fernando Rey as Don Quixote and Alfredo Landa as Sancho Panza. A second series adapting Part II was planned but halted due to Rey's death.
On May 14, 2010, during nine consecutive hours, the performances took place. On October 15, 2010, TRUST ME's presentation was hosted at the Cervantes Institute in New York City. Participants met each other and saw for the first time photographs taken by Schmidt during their individual walk-throughs with Alava.