From the Miguel Delibes Foundation
we take care of the cultural legacy of the writer.
Fundación Miguel Delibes
The MIGUEL DELIBES FOUNDATION
a private entity non-profit
Established in Valladolid on March 12, 2011 coinciding with the first anniversary of the death of the writer and academic, on October 17, 2011 the Foundation was officially presented at an event that was attended of His Royal Highnesses the Princes of Asturias.
The foundation It is registered in the Register of Foundations of the Community of Castilla y León under the number CL – 47–00840 and its main purposes are to collect and guard the cultural legacy of the writer, study and disseminate his figure and his work and encourage and support studies on the themes that have been constant in his biography and his literary work.
The Foundation takes the witness of Miguel Delibes himself in the promotion of his values: freedom, social justice, solidarity, Christian humanism, responsible journalism, nature conservation, environmentally friendly hunting and fishing and defense of the world rural, among others.
Speeches of the presentation of the Foundation
- Words of His Royal Highness the Prince of Asturias.
- Intervention of Mrs. Elisa Delibes de Castro, president of the Foundation.
- Intervention of Mr. Joaquín Díaz, ethnographer.
- Intervention of Mr. Miguel Delibes de Castro
- Intervention of Mr. José Manuel Blecua, director of the Royal Spanish Academy.
- Intervention of Mr. Francisco Javier León de la Riva, alcalde de Valladolid
- Intervention of Mr. Mario Bedera Secretary of State for Education.
- Intervention of Mr. Juan Vicente Herrera, president of the Junta de Castilla y León
The goals
of the MIGUEL DELIBES FOUNDATION
The Miguel Delibes Foundation , assuming the aforementioned values as its own, has the following objectives and purposes, included in its Statutes:
Collection and custody of the cultural legacy of Miguel Delibes: Manuscripts of his works, bibliography about the writer, filmography, personal collections, etc.
Study and dissemination of the figure and work of Miguel Delibes in all its facets and by any means (congresses, conferences, books, articles, documentaries, etc.)
Promotion and support of studies and research on topics that have been constant in the work of Miguel Delibes.
The values
of the MIGUEL DELIBES FOUNDATION
The Miguel Delibes Foundation has taken the witness of the values he made his own and defended Miguel Delibes, making them the hallmarks of the Institution:
Christian Humanism
Liberty
Social justice
Solidaridad
Responsible journalism
Nature conservation
Environmentally friendly hunting and fishing
Defense of the rural world …