Association of Spanish Language Academies
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The Association of Spanish Language Academies is the entity which regulates the Spanish language
. It was created in Mexico
in 1951 and represents the union of all the separate academies in the Spanish
-speaking world.
Through the initiative of then-president of Mexico Miguel Alemán Valdés
, the First Congress of Academies convened with the purpose of maintaining the integrity of and fostering the further growth of Spanish. The meeting was held from April 23 to May 6, 1951 and resulted in the creation of the association and its permanent commission. The (RAE) was not present at the initial meeting but participated in the Permanent Commission. Ever since the Second Congress convened in 1956, the RAE has been a regular participant.
The collaboration between RAE and the other academies was expressed in the coauthorship of the Dictionary of the RAE (starting from the 22nd edition, published in 2001), and the 1999 edition of the Orthography was considered a true pan-Hispanic work. Joint projects include the editing of the and the compilation of the . In 2000 the Association organized the School of Hispanic Lexicography and the Carolina Foundation to promote Spanish lexicography.
Together with the RAE, the Association earned the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in 2000.
, Colombia
, in 1960, an agreement was reached whereby the governments of countries with a member in the Association would be obliged to provide financial support to their respective academies and the greater Association.
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. It was created in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in 1951 and represents the union of all the separate academies in the Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
-speaking world.
Through the initiative of then-president of Mexico Miguel Alemán Valdés
Miguel Alemán Valdés
Miguel Alemán Valdés served as the President of Mexico from 1946 to 1952.-Life:Alemán was born in Sayula in the state of Veracruz as the son of General Miguel Alemán González and Tomasa Valdés Ledezma...
, the First Congress of Academies convened with the purpose of maintaining the integrity of and fostering the further growth of Spanish. The meeting was held from April 23 to May 6, 1951 and resulted in the creation of the association and its permanent commission. The (RAE) was not present at the initial meeting but participated in the Permanent Commission. Ever since the Second Congress convened in 1956, the RAE has been a regular participant.
The collaboration between RAE and the other academies was expressed in the coauthorship of the Dictionary of the RAE (starting from the 22nd edition, published in 2001), and the 1999 edition of the Orthography was considered a true pan-Hispanic work. Joint projects include the editing of the and the compilation of the . In 2000 the Association organized the School of Hispanic Lexicography and the Carolina Foundation to promote Spanish lexicography.
Together with the RAE, the Association earned the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord in 2000.
Organization of the Association
The Association convenes every four years, led by a permanent commission composed of a president, secretary general, the RAE treasurer, and four board members drawn from the associated academies and which rotate annually. During the Third Congress of Academies, held in BogotáBogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, in 1960, an agreement was reached whereby the governments of countries with a member in the Association would be obliged to provide financial support to their respective academies and the greater Association.
List of Academies within the Association
(1713) (1871) (1874) (1875) (1876) (1883) (1885) (1887) (1887) (1923) (1924) (1926) (1926) (1927) (1927) (1927) (1928) (1931) (1943) (1949) (1955) (1973)External links
- Association of Spanish Language Academies Official Site