The Center of Modern Art in Madrid, Spain, paid homage to the work of Julio Ortega, professor of Hispanic studies, with a public event on Oct. 16, 2012 — Ortega’s 70th birthday. Members of the academic and literary communities of Madrid came together to listen to Professor Carmen de Mora of the Universidad de Sevilla talk about Ortega’s accomplishments as a literary scholar and writer.
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