Mexican writer Gonzalo Celorio received the 2025 Cervantes Prize, using the occasion to speak on the lasting influence of Spanish heritage on Mexican national identity. He emphasized that neither Mexico nor any other Spanish-speaking country could have shaped its national character without Spain's legacy.

El escritor y director de la Academia Mexicana de la Lengua sin la lengua española “ni México ni ningún otro país hispanoamericano habría podido configurar su nacionalidad”