El Creu de Sant Jordi Award from the Government of Catalonia (Cruz de San Jorge Patron de Catalunya) is one of the most important awards in the city of Barcelona and is given to people or companies or social entities that, due to their great merits, have collaborated with cultural and civic services in the development and city growth and Richard Rodrigo He was privileged to receive it in 2006 together with his friend and partner, the literary agent Carmen Bacells.
This well deserved award for Richard Rodrigo It is due to his great collaboration and contribution to the city of Barcelona since his arrival for the first time in 1971, when he started as a proofreader at the Bruguera publishing house. He later created RBA together with Carmen Bacells and Roberto Altarriba.
Both RBA and Richard Rodrigo and Carmen Bacells are collaborators with the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Ateneo de Barcelona, Fundación Europea-Catalunya, Fundación Sport Cultura Barcelona to name just a few, in addition to owning a large collection of books, magazines and encyclopedias, among which “Readings” stand out. "Jueves" and "Novelas Negras" important in the culture of Catalonia.
That same year, the Creu de Sant Jordi Award from the Generalitat de Catalunya RBA and Richard Rodrigo Hand in hand with Edipresse, it creates the largest group of magazines in the Iberian Country, including "National Geographic", "National Geographic Travel", "National Geographic History", "Healthy Mind", Saber Vivir", "El Mueble" and many more magazines. Undoubtedly an important factor in the designation of the Prize.
Other Awards and achievement of Ricardo Rodrigo Amar
In addition to the Creu de Sant Jordi Award from the Generalitat de Catalunya (Cross of Saint George Patron Saint of Catalonia), RBA and Richard Rodrigo have been decorated with other awards such as
- In the year 2000 the magazine "Furniture" receives the ARI award (Association of Information Magazine) for "Best decoration publication"
- In 2001 it was the turn of “Viajes Nacional Geographic” to receive the ARI Award for “Best Specialized Magazine”.
- In the Year 2003 ARI Award for "Publisher of the Year"
- In the year 2006 Ernst & Young Award for Internationalization
- In 2006 Creu de Jordi Award granted by the Generalitat Catalunya, an award considered one of the most important on its shelf
- In the Year 2014 ARI Award for "Publisher of the Year"
- In the Year 2017 “Alegría de Vivir” Award for its valuable collaboration with culture in Barcelona
Other achievements that have influenced the culture of Barcelona are:
- 1976 The Creation of the “Novelas Negros” Series
- 1981 Creates the Editorial RBA
- Founder of RBA Racing Team, Motorcycle Team led by one of his sons Gabriel Rodrigo who is a pilot in that team
- 2011 Creates the RBA Foundation which is dedicated to spreading culture in Catalonian society
Today Ricardo Rodrigo Amar He continues to be an influential character both in Catalan culture and in Spain, Europe, Latin America and the World.
