How many Spanish academies are there in the world?

Besides the Royal Spanish Academy, there are 21 other Spanish language academies around the world including the US’s Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española (although called North American, it is a US institution, Mexico has its own academy of language), and the Academia Filipina de la Lengua Española.

Which countries use Spanish language?

Spanish is the (or an) official language of 18 American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela) as well as of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, along with Spain in …

What is the Royal Academy of the Spanish language?

The Real Academia Española
“The Real Academia Española (RAE), or Spanish Royal Academy, is the institution charged with safeguarding the correct use of the Spanish language. …” The Real Academia Española (RAE), or Spanish Royal Academy, is the institution charged with safeguarding the correct use of the Spanish language.

Why is the Royal Spanish Academy Important?

most famous academy is the Royal Spanish Academy. Founded in 1713 under Philip V, the first Bourbon king, it was modeled on the French Academy in Paris. Its most important task is to “cultivate and set standards for the purity and elegance of the Castilian language”; since 1951 it has…

What does Rae mean in Spanish?

Real Academia Española
Royal Spanish Academy

Real Academia Española
Director	Santiago Muñoz Machado
Main organ	Junta de Gobierno
Affiliations	Association of Spanish Language Academies
Website	www.rae.es

How many countries speak Spanish language?

20 countries
If your next question is, “How many countries speak Spanish?” we can tell you that 20 countries count Spanish as the official language.

What country in North America has Spanish as its official language?

Costa Rica.	The capital is San José.
El Salvador.	The capital is San Salvador.
Guatemala.	The capital is Guatemala City.
Honduras.	The capital is Tegucigalpa.
Mexico.	The capital is Mexico City.

Which country now has the largest Spanish speaking population?

Mexico
Mexico is the country with the largest number of native Spanish speakers in the world. As of 2021, 124.85 million people in Mexico spoke Spanish with a native command of the language.

Are there any Spanish language academies in the world?

Countries where Spanish-language academies exist. The Association of Academies of the Spanish Language ( Spanish: 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.

What is the American Association of teachers of Spanish and Portuguese?

The American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese promotes the study and teaching of the Spanish and Portuguese languages and their corresponding Hispanic, Luso-Brazilian, and other related literatures and cultures at all levels of education.

What is the National Academy of Hispanic literature?

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.

What is the history of the Spanish Academy of Arts?

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 23 April to 6 May 1951 and resulted in the creation of the association and its permanent commission.