Overview

• The decision was formalized in the jury’s acta after the Real Academia met on Monday.
• A panel led by Ángel León and including Oriol Castro, Ricard Camarena and academics such as José Carlos Capel and Lourdes Plana backed the choice.
• Morales leads Noor in Córdoba, a project opened in 2016 that holds three Michelin stars and centers on historical research.
• He said the prize goes beyond individual acclaim and reflected on a decade of work with historians and artists at Noor.
• The awards gala is set for October 20 in Granada, the first edition held outside Madrid, with support from Andalusian institutions and sponsors including CaixaBank, Mahou San Miguel, Kia, El Corte Inglés and Meliá Granada.