The Cervantes Prize

The Miguel de Cervantes Prize, awarded every year by Spain’s Ministry of Culture, is the most prestigious literary prize in the Spanish language, often called the “Nobel of Hispanic letters”.

Seven Mexicans have received it: Octavio Paz (1981), Carlos Fuentes (1987), Sergio Pitol (2005), José Emilio Pacheco (2009), Elena Poniatowska (2013), Fernando del Paso (2015) and Gonzalo Celorio (2025).