“There are ghosts without whom we wouldn’t be who we are.”
“There are ghosts without whom we wouldn’t be who we are.”
On November 12, 2025, Her Majesty Queen Sofía presided over a historic tribute in Lower Manhattan and unveiled a commemorative plaque dedicated to Diego de Gardoqui, the first ambassador of Spain to the United States and an essential figure during Spain’s support for American independence.
The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize aims to recognize the fundamental role of translators in making relevant and topical literary works accessible to a global audience.
The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize aims to recognize the fundamental role of translators in making relevant and topical literary works accessible to a global audience.
The Queen Sofía Spanish Institute Translation Prize aims to recognize the fundamental role of translators in making relevant and topical literary works accessible to a global audience.
The scholarship, launched on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence and part of the America&Spain250 initiative, will be available for the 2026–2027 academic year.