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Hispanic Society of America wins Princess of Asturias Int'l Cooperation Award

Xinhua, May 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Hispanic Society of America was named on Wednesday as the winner of the prestigious Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation by the jury.

The Hispanic Society of America (HSA) was founded on May 18, 1904 in New York City by Archer Milton Huntington, who aimed to establish a free museum, library, and educational institution to promote the study of the Spanish and Portuguese languages as well as their literature and history.

The HAS now also works to preserve and improve knowledge of counties and regions where Spanish and Portuguese are the main languages.

The jury for the Princess of Asturias Foundation highlighted the "importance of the work of the Hispanic Society of America at a time when Hispanic culture, reflected in millions of people, is striving to maintain its presence and vigor throughout America as a whole, most especially with a view to the future."

The International Cooperation Award is the third of eight Princess of Asturias awards to be decided following the naming of musical comedy group 'Les Luthiers' as the winners of the Communication and Humanity Award, and South African artist William Kentridge as the winner of the Arts prize.

The 37th edition of the awards aims to recognize and reward "the scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanitarian work carried out at an international level by individuals, institutions or groups of individuals or institutions."

The award winners receive a cash prize of 50,000 euros (around 55,000 U.S. dollars) and a sculpture from Spanish artist Juan Miro at a ceremony held in the city of Oviedo, northern Spain, every October. Endit