Author: Rafael

King Felipe VI delivered the Carlos V European Award to Josep Borrell, the former High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and former president of the European Parliament, in a solemn ceremony organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation at the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste.

In order to cover tuition fees as well as accommodation and meals, the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation is offering 120 grants to support the participation and presence of university students, researchers, experts and professionals interested in the Campus Yuste courses, which will be held at the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste this coming July.

In order to cover tuition fees as well as accommodation and meals, the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation is offering 120 grants to support the participation and presence of university students, researchers, experts and professionals interested in the Campus Yuste courses, which will be held at the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste this coming July.

The jury of the 18th edition of the Carlos V European Award, granted by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, decided to confer the award on the Spanish politician Josep Borrell Fontelles, vice-president of the European Commission and High Representative for the Union’s Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (2019–2024), and president of the European Parliament (2004–2007), “for his career, defence of peace, democracy, and European values, and his contribution to European integration and the advancement of the European Union’s external action, contributing to strengthening the Union’s role and leadership in the world during particularly delicate times”.

The doctoral thesis Pintura, comercio e intercambio cultural entre Sevilla y Nueva España (1620–1640), by Dr. Ester Prieto Ustio, has been awarded the 9th Research Prize to Ibero-American Doctoral Theses, organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation. This study offers an in-depth understanding of the cultural and artistic exchanges between Spain and New Spain, highlighting the significance of transatlantic trade in the 17th century.