The Instituto Cervantes is a public not-for-profit institution founded by the Government of Spain in 1991 to promote Spanish language teaching and knowledge of the cultures of Spanish speaking countries throughout the world. It is now the largest international Spanish teaching organization, and has more than 70 centers in 4 continents. The Instituto Cervantes was awarded with the Príncipe de Asturias Prize in 2005 in the category of Humanities and Communication.
The central headquarters of the Instituto Cervantes are in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, and in Madrid. The Instituto Cervantes of Chicago, Inc. was established in 1996.
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30 May - Memorial Day
4 July - Independence Day
3 September - Labour Day
5 September - Labour Day
24 November - Thanksgiving
25 November - Thanksgiving
26 November - Thanksgiving
23 December - Christmas
24 December - Christmas
31 December - New Year's Eve
2 January 2012 - New Year's Eve
17 January - Martin Luther King
21 February - President´s Day
21 April - Jueves santo
22 April - Viernes santo
10 October - Columbus Day