MADRID (AP) 鈥� Venezuelan poet Rafael Cadenas has been awarded the Cervantes Prize, the Spanish-speaking world鈥檚 highest literary honor, by Spain's government.
The 92-year-old Cardenas has published more than 20 works of poetry and essays, including the volumes of verse 鈥淚ntemperie鈥� (鈥淥utdoors鈥�), 鈥淎mante鈥� (鈥淟over鈥�) and, most recently in 2018, 鈥淐ontestaciones鈥� (鈥淎nswers鈥�).
Spain's Culture Minister Miquel Iceta announced the winner on Thursday.
Uruguayan poet Cristina Peri Rossi won the prize last year.
The 125,000-euro ($126,000) award had alternated between Spanish and Latin American writers until recent years.
The prizes are presented each April 23 on the anniversary of the death in 1616 of Miguel de Cervantes, author of 鈥淒on Quixote,鈥� in a ceremony attended by King Felipe VI.
The Associated Press
