On April 23, 2018, King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia of Spain attended 2017 "Miguel de Cervantes" award ceremony held at the University of Alcalá in Alcala de Henares, Spain. The prize is one of the most regarded literary awards in Spain and Latin America, and is granted annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an eminent writer in the Spanish language. Nicaraguan author Sergio Ramirez Mercado was deemed worthy of this year's Miguel de Cervantes' literature award. |