The Jury for the 1993 Prince of Asturias Award for Letters, comprising Jesús Aguirre, Duke of Alba, Luis María Anson, Manuel Arce Lago, Guillermo Carnero Arbat, Pedro Casals Aldama, José María Martínez Cachero, Rosa Montero, Gonzalo Torrente Ballester and Antonio Vilanova, gathered in Oviedo under the presidency of Octavio Paz and with Emilio Alarcos Llorach acting as secretary, have agreed by majority to grant the 1993 Prince of Asturias Award for Letters to Claudio Rodríguez, for shedding light upon everyday reality and remaining true to it in his symbolic depth, for his importance in the 50s group of poets and in terms of current young Spanish poetry.

Oviedo, 28th May 1993