The Real Academia Galega (Galician for Royal Galician Academy) is an institution dedicated to the study of Galician culture and especially the Galician language; it promulgates norms of grammar, spelling, and vocabulary and works to promote the language. The Academy is based in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain.

History

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In 1905 the Galician language was persecuted in Spain. To avoid persecution, the Sociedade Protectora da Academia Gallega was founded in La Habana, Cuba. Then on September 30, 1906, thanks to the efforts of writers Manuel Curros Enríquez and Xosé Fontenla Leal, it was reestablished as the Real Academia Galega. Manuel Murguía was its first president.

In 1972 the Academy standardized the design of the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Galicia. Some years later, the Academy persuaded the Galician government to commemorate the old coat of arms by superimposing it on the existing civil flag; the resulting flag is used today.

Current Members

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• Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín

Criticism

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The rival Associaçom Galega da Língua (Galician Language Association) promotes the linguistic unity of Galician and Portuguese; therefore while the Galician spelling worked out by the Academy and widely used resembles Castilian, the Galician Language Association promulgates an alternate system of spelling closely resembling Portuguese.

See also

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• Galician Writers Association

External links

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• Real Academia Galega. Official website.

Galicia (Spain)

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