Association of Academies of the Spanish Language

{{short description|Coordinating body of Spanish language regulators}}

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| leader_title = President

| leader_name = Santiago Muñoz Machado{{Cite news |language=es |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/04/04/actualidad/1554395832_537031.html |title=Pedro Sánchez asegura ante los académicos el apoyo del Gobierno a la RAE |date=4 April 2019 |access-date=7 June 2019 |work=El País |last=Mantilla |first=Jesús Ruiz}}

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The Association of Academies of the Spanish Language ({{langx|es|Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española}}; ASALE) is an entity whose end is to work for the unity, integrity, and growth of the Spanish language.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/sites/default/files/Estatutos_ASALE_2007.pdf|title=Estatutos y reglamento de la Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|date=2007|website=ASALE|trans-title=Statutes and regulation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918063651/http://www.asale.org/sites/default/files/Estatutos_ASALE_2007.pdf|archive-date=18 September 2017|url-status=live|access-date=14 June 2018}} It was created in Mexico in 1951 and represents the union of all the separate academies in the Spanish-speaking world. The association publishes reference works on the Spanish language and commemorative editions of Hispanic literature, among other publications.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/obras-y-proyectos|title=Obras y proyectos|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171103030927/http://www.asale.org/obras-y-proyectos|archive-date=2017-11-03|url-status=dead|access-date=Nov 3, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/publicaciones|title=Publicaciones|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171103031646/http://www.asale.org/publicaciones|archive-date=2017-11-03|url-status=dead|access-date=Nov 3, 2017}}

History

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/actividad-institucional/i-congreso-mexico-1951|title=I Congreso (México, 1951)|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171101071759/http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/actividad-institucional/i-congreso-mexico-1951|archive-date=1 November 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=1 November 2017}} The meeting was held from 23 April to 6 May 1951 and resulted in the creation of the association{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/politica-panhispanica/siglo-xx|title=Siglo XX|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171101072747/http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/politica-panhispanica/siglo-xx|archive-date=1 November 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=1 November 2017}} and its permanent commission.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/politica-linguistica-panhispanica/hechos-relevantes|title=Historia|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171101073040/http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/politica-linguistica-panhispanica/hechos-relevantes|archive-date=1 November 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=1 November 2017}} The Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: {{lang|es|Real Academia Española}} or {{Lang|es|RAE}}) was not present at the initial meeting but participated in the permanent commission. Ever since the second congress convened in 1956, the {{Lang|es|RAE}} has been a regular participant.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

In 2000 the association organised the School of Hispanic Lexicography and the Carolina Foundation to promote Spanish lexicography{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}, and together with the {{Lang|es|RAE}}, the association earned the Prince of Asturias Award for peace.

An academy for Equatorial Guinea was created in 2013 and joined the association in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/noticias/aprobada-la-incorporacion-de-la-academia-ecuatoguineana-la-asale-0|title=Aprobada la incorporación de la Academia Ecuatoguineana a la ASALE|date=19 March 2017|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20160327014050/http://www.asale.org/noticias/aprobada-la-incorporacion-de-la-academia-ecuatoguineana-la-asale-0|archive-date=27 March 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=1 November 2017}}

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|+ | List of Association of Academies of the Spanish Language congresses

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|23 April – 6 May 1951

|Mexico City

|Mexico

|The RAE was not present

|22 April – 2 May 1956

|Madrid

|Spain

III

|27 July – 6 August 1960

|Bogotá

|Colombia

|30 November – 10 December 1964

|Buenos Aires

|Argentina

|The Cuban delegation did not participate

|24 July – 19 August 1968

|Quito

|Ecuador

|Delegations from Cuba and Venezuela were not present

|20–29 November 1972

|Caracas

|Venezuela

VII

|13–23 November 1976

|Santiago de Chile

|Chile

|Delegations from Cuba and Mexico were not present

VIII

|20–27 April 1980

|Lima

|Peru

|The Cuban delegation did not participate

|8–15 October 1989

|San Jose

|Costa Rica

|Delegations from Cuba, Honduras, and Paraguay were not present

|24–29 April 1994

|15–19 November 1998

XII

|12–15 November 2002

|San Juan

|Puerto Rico

XIII

|21–24 March 2007

|Medellin

|Colombia

XIV

|21–25 November 2011

|23–25 November 2015

XVI

|4–8 November 2019

|Sevilla

|Spain

XVII

|11–13 November 2024

|Quito

|Ecuador

Works

The collaboration between {{Lang|es|RAE}} and the other academies was expressed in the coauthorship, since the 22nd edition published in 2001, of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language (Spanish: {{lang|es|Diccionario de la Lengua Española}}), and the 1999 edition of the Orthography (Spanish: {{lang|es|Ortografía}}) was considered a true pan-Hispanic work. Joint projects include the editing of the Grammar (Spanish: {{lang|es|Gramática}}) and the compilation of the Dictionary of Americanisms (Spanish: {{lang|es|Diccionario de americanismos}}).{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

Organization

The association convenes every four years, led by a Permanent Commission composed of a President (position held by the Director of the Spanish Royal Academy), a Secretary General (one of the directors of the other academies), a Treasurer (chosen by the Spanish Royal Academy), and at least two board members drawn from the associated academies, whose nomination rotate annually.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/presentacion/estatutos-y-organizacion|title=Estatutos y organización|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140408043926/http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/presentacion/estatutos-y-organizacion|archive-date=8 April 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=1 November 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/bienvenida/bienvenida-del-presidente|title=Bienvenida del presidente|last=Villanueva|first=Darío|date=30 November 2015|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171102053739/http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/bienvenida/bienvenida-del-presidente|archive-date=2 November 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=2 November 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/bienvenida/saludo-del-secretario-general|title=Saludo del secretario general|last=Pérez|first=Francisco|date=28 January 2016|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20171102054318/http://www.asale.org/la-asociacion/bienvenida/saludo-del-secretario-general|archive-date=2 November 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=2 November 2017}} During the Third Congress of Academies, held in Bogotá, 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.asale.org/sites/default/files/Convenio_Bogota.pdf|title=Convenio multilateral Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|date=1960|website=Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613235711/http://www.asale.org/sites/default/files/Convenio_Bogota.pdf|archive-date=13 June 2017|access-date=2 November 2017}}

Academies

class="wikitable sortable" ! Country ! Name in Spanish ! Name in English ! Founded
Spain	{{lang\|es\|Real Academia Española}}	Royal Spanish Academy	1713
Colombia	{{lang\|es\|Academia Colombiana de la Lengua}}	Colombian Academy of the Language	1871
Ecuador	{{lang\|es\|Academia Ecuatoriana de la Lengua}}	Ecuadorian Academy of the Language	1874
Mexico	{{lang\|es\|Academia Mexicana de la Lengua}}	Mexican Academy of the Language	1875
{{Sort\|Salvador\|El Salvador}}	{{lang\|es\|Academia Salvadoreña de la Lengua}}	Salvadoran Academy of the Language	1876
Venezuela	{{lang\|es\|Academia Venezolana de la Lengua}}	Venezuelan Academy of the Language	1883
Chile	{{lang\|es\|Academia Chilena de la Lengua}}	Chilean Academy of the Language	1885
Peru	{{lang\|es\|Academia Peruana de la Lengua}}	Peruvian Academy of the Language	1887
Guatemala	{{lang\|es\|Academia Guatemalteca de la Lengua}}	Guatemalan Academy of the Language	1887
Costa Rica	{{lang\|es\|Academia Costarricense de la Lengua}}	Costa Rican Academy of the Language	1923
Philippines	{{lang\|es\|Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española}}	Philippine Academy of the Spanish Language	1924
Panama	{{lang\|es\|Academia Panameña de la Lengua}}	Panamanian Academy of the Language	1926
Cuba	{{lang\|es\|Academia Cubana de la Lengua}}	Cuban Academy of the Language	1926
Paraguay	{{lang\|es\|Academia Paraguaya de la Lengua Española}}	Paraguayan Academy of the Spanish Language	1927
Bolivia	{{lang\|es\|Academia Boliviana de la Lengua}}	Bolivian Academy of the Language	1927
Dominican Republic	{{lang\|es\|Academia Dominicana de la Lengua}}	Dominican Academy of the Language	1927
Nicaragua	{{lang\|es\|Academia Nicaragüense de la Lengua}}	Nicaraguan Academy of the Language	1928
Argentina	{{lang\|es\|Academia Argentina de Letras}}	Argentine Academy of Letters	1931
Uruguay	{{lang\|es\|Academia Nacional de Letras}}	National Academy of Letters	1943
Honduras	{{lang\|es\|Academia Hondureña de la Lengua}}	Honduran Academy of the Language	1949
Puerto Rico	{{lang\|es\|Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española}}	Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language	1955
United States	{{lang\|es\|Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española}}	North American Academy of the Spanish Language	1973
Equatorial Guinea	{{lang\|es\|Academia Ecuatoguineana de la Lengua Española}}	Equatoguinean Academy of the Spanish Language	2013
Israel	{{lang\|lad\|Academia Nacional del Judeoespañol en Israel}}	National Academy of Judaeo-Spanish in Israel	2020

Although Israelis mainly speak Hebrew, Arabic, English, and Russian, an ASALE conference on Judaeo-Spanish held in 2015{{Cite web|url=http://www.rae.es/noticias/la-rae-elige-ocho-academicos-correspondientes-judeoespanoles|title=La RAE elige a ocho académicos correspondientes judeoespañoles|date=Nov 12, 2015|website=Real Academia Española|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161120180149/http://www.rae.es/noticias/la-rae-elige-ocho-academicos-correspondientes-judeoespanoles|archive-date=2016-11-20|url-status=dead|access-date=Nov 2, 2017}} led to plans for the creation of an Israeli branch.{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/01/spain-honours-ladino-language-of-jewish-exiles |title=Spain honours Ladino language of Jewish exiles |newspaper=The Guardian |date=1 August 2017 |author=Sam Jones |access-date= 1 August 2017}} A group of academics was founded by ASALE in 2018 and submitted to the government of Israel for recognition. The National Academia of Judaeo-Spanish in Israel will then have the ability to petition to join as a full member, likely in 2019.{{Cite web |url=http://www.asale.org/noticias/se-acuerda-la-creacion-de-la-academia-nacional-del-judeoespanol-en-israel |title=Se acuerda la creación de la Academia Nacional del Judeoespañol en Israel |publisher=Association of Academies of the Spanish Language |language=es |date=February 20, 2018 |access-date=June 14, 2018 |archive-date=October 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221017144553/https://www.asale.org/noticias/se-acuerda-la-creacion-de-la-academia-nacional-del-judeoespanol-en-israel |url-status=dead }}{{update after|2021|5|27}} There are no plans for Belize, Gibraltar, or Andorra to have their own academies, despite each having a majority Spanish-speaking population either as a first or second language. There is also a substantial Spanish population in Brazil and Western Sahara.{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}}