Overview

• The four-day gathering runs Oct. 14–17, with Spain’s royal household confirming the king’s Tuesday arrival and a 10 a.m. Wednesday opening.
• Peru’s Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the congress after Congress removed President Dina Boluarte, noting protocol adjustments may follow and a local historian flagged some pre-congress acts as temporarily on hold.
• Tributes to Mario Vargas Llosa include the relaunch of his house museum, a commemorative plaque from the RAE, and the presentation of the Instituto Cervantes’ dictionary Mario Vargas Llosa. Habitó las palabras.
• Debates will center on clear and accessible language, mestizaje and interculturality, and the impact of artificial intelligence and digital cultures, with warnings about algorithmic bias and pressures for a so‑called neutral Spanish.
• A public rift between the Instituto Cervantes and the RAE deepened after Luis García Montero criticized Santiago Muñoz Machado and the RAE condemned the remarks, yet both directors are scheduled to share sessions in Arequipa.