Magón National Prize for Culture

The Magón National Prize for Culture (Premio Nacional de Cultura Magón) is a prestigious award given by the government of Costa Rica, through its Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Sport, to a Costa Rican citizen in recognition of their life's work in the cultural field. It was created in 1961 by Law 2901 and amended in 1993 by Law 7345.

It is considered the highest honour that can be given to a Costa Rican artist or intellectual. The prize's name is in homage to writer Manuel González Zeledón (1864–1936), who wrote under the nom-de-plume "Magón". It has been awarded annually since 1962.

Magón Prize Winners

Magón Prize Winners
Year Winner
2008 Rafael Ángel García
2007 María Eugenia Dengo
2006 Laureano Albán Rivas
2005 Eugenio Rodríguez Vega
2004 Carlos Aguilar Piedra
2003 Hilda Chen Apuy Espinoza
2002 Rafael Fernández Piedra
2001 María Eugenia Bozzoli Vargas
2000 Benjamín Gutiérrez Sánez
1999 Alfonso Chase Brenes
1998 Daniel Gallegos Troyo
1997 Jorge Charpantier García
1996 Julieta Pinto González
1995 Lola Fernández Caballero
1994 Carlos Enrique Vargas Méndez
1993 Carlos Meléndez Chaverrí
1992 Néstor Zeledón Guzmán
1991 Arnoldo Herrera González
1990 Dinorah Bolandi Jiménez
1989 Fernando Centeno Güel
1988 Guido Sáenz González
1987 Luis Ferrero Acosta
1986 Carmen Naranjo Coto
1985 Alfredo Cardona Peña
1984 Arturo Agüero Chávez
1983 José Basileo Acuña Zeledón
1982 Juan Manuel Sánchez Barrantes
1981 Manuel de la Cruz González Luján
1980 Isaac Felipe Azofeifa Bolaños
1979 Rafael Obregón Loría
1978 Lilia Ramos Valverde
1977 Rafael Lucas Rodríguez Caballero
1976 Alberto Cañas Escalante
1975 Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel
1974 Teodorico Quirós Alvarado
1973 Francisco Zúñiga Chavarría
1972 León Pacheco Solano
1971 Juan Rafael Chacón Solares
1970 Francisco Amiguetti Ruiz
1969 Luis Felipe González Flores
1968 Fabián Dobles Rodríguez
1967 José Marín Cañas
1966 Carlos Luis Sáenz Elizondo
1965 Carlos Luis Fallas
Hernán Peralta Quirós
1964 Carlos Salazar Herrera
1963 Julián Marchena Valleriestra
1962 Moisés Vincenzi Pacheco

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