SPANISH LANGUAGE DAY

SPANISH LANGUAGE DAY

On 23^rd April, the Spanish Language Day is celebrated in commemoration of the death of one of the most important and influential novelist, poet and playwright, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, whose work is considered among the most important in the world’s literature.

Cervantes died in Madrid, on April 23^rd 1616. That same day and year, Inca Garcilaso de la Vega died in Córdoba, Spain. The death of these two eminent writers coincides with the date of William Shakespeare’s death. Ironically, both deaths did not occur on the same day ;-). The reason for this difference is that Britain was still using the Julian calendar, whereas Spain had already adopted the Gregorian calendar.

Still, in honour of this coincidence, in 1995 UNESCO established April 23^rd as the International Day of the Book, so as to promote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright.

https://www.tandem-schools.com/blog/spanish-schools/international-day-of-the-book-spanish-language-day/