The most important theater award convened in Spain, both in prestige and in funding. It is sponsored by the Ministry of Culture and since its inception in 1975, has been convened by Cercle Artístic, a cultural society founded in Ciutadella (Menorca) in 1881. Manuscripts may be submitted in Castilian and Catalan, admitting collaborative works. Besides the money prize, it involves the edition of the work in the four official languages of the Spanish state.
