Princess of Asturias Awards

Princess of Asturias Awards
Location	Campoamor Theatre
Country	Spain
Presented by	Leonor, Princess of Asturias and Princess of Asturias Foundation
Former name	Prince of Asturias Awards (from 1981–2014)
First awarded	1981 ~
Official website	www.fpa.es/en/princess-of-asturias-awards/

The Princess of Asturias Awards (Spanish: Premios Princesa de Asturias, Asturian: Premios Princesa d'Asturies), previously known as Prince of Asturias Awards from 1981–2014 (Spanish: Premios Príncipe de Asturias, Asturian: Premios Príncipe d'Asturies) are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain by the Princess of Asturias Foundation (previously the Prince of Asturias Foundation) to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs.

The prize was established on 24 September 1980 by the then twelve-year-old Felipe, Prince of Asturias, heir to the throne of Spain, "to consolidate links between the Principality and the Prince of Asturias, and to contribute to encouraging and promoting scientific, cultural and humanistic values that form part of mankind's universal heritage." The awards are presented at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, the capital of the Principality of Asturias. A sculpture, expressly created for the prize by Spanish sculptor Joan Miró, is presented yearly to the recipients of the prize.

Following the accession of Felipe VI as King of Spain on 19 June 2014, it was announced that, beginning in 2015, the foundation and the awards are to be renamed the Princess of Asturias Awards to reflect the new heir to the Spanish throne, Leonor, Princess of Asturias. King Felipe will continue to preside over the awards ceremony until the Princess of Asturias reaches majority age. In 2015, Wikipedia won the prize in the International Cooperation category.

Categories

Emblem of the Prince of Asturias Foundation and Awards.

Arts (Artes)

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Communications and Humanities (Comunicación y Humanidades)

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International Cooperation (Cooperación Internacional)

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Literature (Letras)

The Award given to Claudio Magris in 2004, shown at the exhibition La Trieste di Magris at CCCB in Barcelona during 2011.

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Social Sciences (Ciencias Sociales)

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Sports (Deportes)

Year	Name	Sport
2015	Marc and Pau Gasol	Basketball
2014	New York City Marathon	Athletics
2013	José María Olazábal	Golf
2012	Iker Casillas and Xavi Hernández	Football
2011	Haile Gebrselassie	Athletics
2010	Spain national football team	Football
2009	Yelena Isinbayeva	Athletics
2008	Rafael Nadal	Tennis
2007	Michael Schumacher	Formula One
2006	Spain national basketball team	Basketball
2005	Fernando Alonso	Formula One
2004	Hicham El Guerrouj	Athletics
2003	Tour de France	Cycling
2002	Brazil national football team	Football
2001	Manuel Estiarte	Waterpolo
2000	Lance Armstrong	Cycling
1999	Steffi Graf	Tennis
1998	Arantxa Sánchez Vicario	Tennis
1997	Spanish Marathon team	Athletics
1996	Carl Lewis	Athletics
1995	Hassiba Boulmerka	Athletics
1994	Martina Navratilova	Tennis
1993	Javier Sotomayor	Athletics
1992	Miguel Indurain	Cycling
1991	Sergey Bubka	Athletics
1990	Sito Pons	Motorcycle
1989	Seve Ballesteros	Golf
1988	Juan Antonio Samaranch	Olympics
1987	Sebastian Coe	Athletics

Technical and Scientific Research (Investigación Científica y Técnica)

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Concord (Concordia)

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Exemplary Town of Asturias (Pueblo Ejemplar de Asturias)

Every year, a town or community organization in the Principality of Asturias is chosen to receive this award, a royal visit, and a prize of €25,000.

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See also

• List of prizes, medals, and awards
• Graciano García García, co-founder of the Prince of Asturias Foundation.

External links

• Princess of Asturias Foundation
• Princess of Asturias Awards