Graciano García García (born in Moreda (

Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

) on 12 October 1939) is a Spanish journalist. He holds a degree from the Official Journalism School of

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. In 1961 he began his professional career at the newspaper ''

La Nueva España ''La Nueva España'' is a daily newspaper in Spain. Published in Oviedo, it serves Asturias. The publisher of the paper is Editoral Prensa Asturiana. It is published in tabloid format. The paper has an independent political stance. Letizia Or ...

'' in

Oviedo Oviedo () or Uviéu (Asturian language, Asturian: ) is the capital city of the Principality of Asturias in northern Spain and the administrative and commercial centre of the region. It is also the name of the municipality that contains th ...

, while collaborating with diverse national publications. On 24 May 1969 he founded the ''Asturias Semanal'' magazine, which became a vehicle for expressing the voice of democratic sentiment in

, which he directed from its beginnings until 1977. In 1978 he was promoter and director of ''Asturias Diario Regional'' newspaper, where he remained until 26 June 1979. Graciano García has been the promoter of pioneering cultural and journalistic enterprises in Asturias engaged in the struggle for freedom. In 1989 he founded Ediciones Nobel, which has published works of great value and cultural richness since its inception. Currently focused on

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

an and

Latin American Latin Americans (; ) are the citizenship, citizens of Latin American countries (or people with cultural, ancestral or national origins in Latin America). Latin American countries and their Latin American diaspora, diasporas are Metroethnicity, ...

markets, Nobel has offices in several countries. Due to his initiative, 1996 saw the creation of literary magazine ''Clarín'', one of the most important in this speciality, and recipient of the "Jovellanos" International Essay Award, one of the most prestigious Spanish-language prizes, which is granted annually since 1994. On 24 September 1980, with the support of the Royal House and in the presence of the King and Queen of Spain and the

Prince of Asturias Prince or Princess of Asturias () is the main substantive title used by the heir apparent, or heir presumptive to the monarchy of Spain, Spanish Crown. According to the Spanish Constitution of 1978: The title originated in 1388, when King J ...

, he created—together with other Asturians and especially with the help of then General Secretary of the Royal House, Sabino Fernández Campo—the Prince of Asturias Foundation. Since 1981 this institution has granted the

Prince of Asturias Awards The Princess of Asturias Awards (, ), formerly the Prince of Asturias Awards from 1981 to 2014 (), are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain by the Princess of Asturias Foundation (previously the Prince of Asturias Foundation) to individuals ...

, aimed at the recognition of outstanding scientific, technical, cultural, social and humanistic work performed by individuals, groups or institutions worldwide, with priority being given to those nations belonging to the Ibero-American community. Graciano García was married on 10 October 1970 to María Josefa Cervero, with whom he has two children.

Awards and honours

Graciano García was awarded the Order of Civil Merit by the

King of Spain The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy () is the constitutional form of government of Spain. It consists of a Hereditary monarchy, hereditary monarch who reigns as the head of state, being the highest office of the country. The Spanish ...

in 1984. He was given the keys to the city of Oviedo in 1995, having already been named Asturian Person of the Year by the local and regional newspaper, La Nueva España, in 1981. He was made Knight Commander of the

Order of Rio Branco Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * ...

by the government of Brazil in 2004. In September 2005 the Government of the Principality of Asturias awarded him the Autonomous Region's highest honour, the Gold Medal of Asturias.Bulletin of Prince of Asturias Foundation
/ref> This award is conferred on rare occasions and has been bestowed on such public figures as the Prince of Asturias, scientists Severo Ochoa and Grande Covián and Sabino Fernández Campo, the Count of Latores. In September 2006 he was given the Medal for Police Merit by the Spanish Ministry for Justice and

Home Affairs An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a Ministry (government department), government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law e ...

. The Avilés city council awarded him the city's gold medal in October 2006 and in February 2007 he was named Honorary Citizen of Aller by the Aller Town Council. That same year, the Spanish Ministry of

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

and Cooperation's Diplomatic School awarded him both the Carlos III Medal, its highest honour, and a gold medal. He was also awarded a gold medal by the Veterinaries' Association of the Principality of Asturias, as well as the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Civil Guard with a white ribbon. In 2008, the International School of Protocol awarded him its gold medal. In addition, he received the Manzana de Oro from the Asturian Centre of Madrid in 1996, the Businessman and Professional of the Year Award, from Astur Manager (2000), Puerta de Asturias (2000), Master de Oro, from the Forum for Top Management (2002), Madreña de Oro, from the Asturian Centre of Seville (2002) and Faba de Oro (2004).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garcia Garcia, Graciano 1939 births Living people People from Aller, Asturias People from Asturias