The Casa de Iberoamérica in Cádiz hosted an event by the Instituto Cervantes on Monday, paying tribute to writer Fernando Quiñones. The event, part of the institution's Annual Meeting, was presided over by its director, Luis García Montero.
The highlight was the handover of the poet's legacy to the Caja de las Letras by his daughter, Mariela Quiñones, who also read one of his texts. This deposit joins the symbolic archive of the Instituto Cervantes for safeguarding Spanish-language cultural legacies.
The event also featured speeches from the mayor of Cádiz, Bruno García León, and the mayor of Chiclana and president of the Fernando Quiñones Foundation, José María Román, underscoring the author's connection to the city and province.
The day began with a lecture titled ‘The Constitution of 1812, emblem of freedom’, delivered by Alberto Ramos, a professor at the University of Cádiz, who analyzed the historical significance of the Magna Carta.
The selection of Cádiz for this activity during the Instituto Cervantes' Annual Meeting highlights the city's historical and cultural weight concerning the Spanish language and literature.
Fernando Quiñones (1930-1998) was a prominent literary figure from Cádiz, with works spanning poetry, narrative, and essay. His legacy is now integrated into the Instituto Cervantes archive dedicated to Spanish-speaking creators.
