Reggio Emilia hosts Spanish poet Rafael Alberti and his wife Maria Teresa, in 1972, for his 70th birthday. In 1967, Reggio Emilia had already awarded him with honorary citizenship, racognizing the universal value of his work. In the excerpt, the poet and his wife, accompanied by Mayor Renzo Bonazzi, go to the Romolo Valli Theatre, location of the tribute exhibition to Rafael alberti himself (December 20-21, 1972).