"In friendship and peace, all things bloom, abound, and multiply."
"In friendship and peace, all things bloom, abound, and multiply."
— Antartic Arms, Juan de Miramontes y Zuazola (1567–1611)
Dear friends, colleagues, and lovers of the written word,
There are announcements that merely inform. And then there are those that resurrect. Today, we gather under the constellation of a literary marvel—a revelation that bridges centuries and oceans. It is with profound joy that we present, at long last, three anthological volumes by the eminent Professor Krzysztof Sliwa, recently crowned “El Quijote del Año” by the Sociedad Cervantina de Esquivias, and recipient of the “Garcilaso de la Vega” Prize for Literature from the Ateneo de Toledo. These honors, as you see, do not crown a man; they crown a mission.
These books now see the light, lovingly brought forth by the editorial hand of Universidad Privada del Valle (UNIVALLE), the Journal of Latin American Sciences and Culture (JLASC), and the Andean Road Countries for Science and Technology (ARCST). They were first announced on August 25th, during the International Day for the Construction of Scientific Culture 2025, in a fitting cradle for a work that is itself a bridge between worlds.
But here blooms the true prodigy.
Within these pages walk six names, mere whispers, footnotes, echoes in the masterwork “Vida de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra”—emerge from the shadow of the archive. They were the friends, the companions, the fellow dreamers of Cervantes. They shared with him that burning, impossible longing to cross the Atlantic toward South America—a desire Cervantes himself cradled at least three times in his heart. We knew he wished to go. We did not know who he wished to go with.
Now we do. Now they speak. Their writings, rescued from the delicate precipice of oblivion, breathe again. Their ink, dormant for four centuries, flows once more. And to weave this thread of destiny even tighter, we have captured the very voice of Professor Sliwa himself in an exclusive interview—where he unravels these and other mysteries, tracing the inextricable, golden thread between Cervantes and Latin America [4,5]. Today, we do not merely launch books [6]. We open a window to a past that never truly passed. We sit at the table of Cervantes. We listen to the scratching of quills that history forgot—but history, it turns out, has a long memory. And a merciful one.
These anthologies are now available on Amazon, ready to journey into your hands, your libraries, your hearts.
Let us, together, multiply this bloom of friendship and peace.
With gratitude and Cervantine wonder,
Editorial Team
Journal of Latin American Sciences and Culture (JLASC)
editorial@journalasc.org
References
[1] Global Inauguration of Science Culture Construction Day Unites Path to Sustainability. (2025, August 28). Journal of Latin American Sciences and Culture.
[2] “Mi humor procede del dolor y del amor”, de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. (2023, February 1). JLASC.
[3] Entrevista al Prof. Krzysztof Sliwa: El académico que desvela los secretos de Cervantes. (2025, January 12). JLASC.
[4] Prof. Sliwa named “Quijote of the Year.” (2025, July 24). JLASC.
[5] Sliwa, K. Vida de Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Amazon.
[6] Now available on Amazon: A collection of anthologies amplifying the voices of Cervantes’ lost companions. Available at:
