The María Cristina Masaveu Peterson Foundation has been awarded with the recognition of the Foro Jovellanos Foundation for its contribution to the understanding and dissemination of the life and work of the illustrious Baltasar Melchor Gaspar María de Jovellanos, a major figure of the Age of Enlightenment in Spain, for the projects and activities undertaken in 2011 in honour of the Bicentenary of his death (1811-2011).

An example of such initiatives include the Commemorative bilingual edition (Spanish-English) of the Jovellanos Biography, written by Professor Caso González, a concert to revive the “Cantata dedicated to Jovellanos”, work of the great 19th Century Spanish Zarzuela composer Emilio Arrieta, masterfully performed by the Choir of the Prince of Asturias Foundation and the Jovellanos Tribute during the Concert given by the Orchestra of the Principality of Asturias to His Holiness at the end of November 2011, sponsored by the María Cristina Masaveu Foundation.

On 27 July 2012, Jesús Menéndez Peláez, President of the Foro Jovellanos Foundation of the Principality of Asturias, and Fernando Adaro de Jove, the Institution’s Vice President, presented the President of the María Cristina Masaveu Peterson Foundation, Fernando Masaveu, with a replica of the statue of Jovellanos, work of the sculptor Manuel Fuxá. The statue has been situated on the Plaza del 6 de agosto in Gijón since its official opening on 6 August 1981.