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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

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

Criticism

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.

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Galician}}} 
Official status
Official language of: Galicia, Spain; accepted orally as Portuguese by the European Union Parliament.
Regulated by: Real Academia Galega
Language codes
ISO 639-1: gl
ISO 639-2: glg
ISO 639-3: glg
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Galician}}} 
Official status
Official language of: Galicia, Spain; accepted orally as Portuguese by the European Union Parliament.
Regulated by: Real Academia Galega
Language codes
ISO 639-1: gl
ISO 639-2: glg
ISO 639-3: glg
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A Coruña

Flag Coat of Arms
Location

Coordinates :
Time Zone : CET (GMT +1)
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General information
Native name A Coruña (Galician)
Spanish name
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Comunidad Autónoma de Galicia / Comunidade Autónoma de Galicia

Flag Coat of arms

Capital Santiago de Compostela
Official language(s) Galician and Spanish
Area
 – Total
 – % of Spain Ranked 7th
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Motto
"Plus Ultra"   (Latin)
"Further Beyond"
Anthem
"Marcha Real" 1
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Havana
La Habana
Havana skyline

Coat of arms
Nickname:
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Motto
Patria y Libertad   (Spanish)
"Patriotism and Liberty" a
Anthem
La Bayamesa  
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September 30 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

  • 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England.

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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1870s  1880s  1890s  - 1900s -  1910s  1920s  1930s
1903 1904 1905 - 1906 - 1907 1908 1909

Year 1906 (MCMVI
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Manuel Curros Enríquez (September 15, 1851 - February 7, 1908) was a Galician writer and journalist in Galician language, being currently considered one of the leading figures of Galician culture and identity.
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Manuel Murguia was a Galician journalist and historian who created the Real Academia Galega. He was one of the main figures in Galician Rexurdimento movement. He is also remembered as Rosalía de Castro's husband, publisher and main supporter.
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s  1950s  1960s  - 1970s -  1980s  1990s  2000s
1969 1970 1971 - 1972 - 1973 1974 1975

Year 1972 (MCMLXXII
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The Xunta de Galicia is the political bureaucracy for the autonomous community of Galicia in Spain. According to the Galician Statute of Autonomy, it consists of the president, the vice-president (if necessary), and the specialized ministers (Conselleiros).
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The modern flag of Galicia was created in the 19th century as a copy of the naval flag of the Galician city of A Coruña.

During the 19th century many thousands of Galicians were emigrating to the Americas. A Coruña was the main Galician port where most of them departed from.
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Xosé Luís Méndez Ferrín (Ourense, 7 September 1938) Galician writer and poet is widely considered the highest representative of contemporary Galician literature. Doctor in philology.
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 Spanish, Castilian}}} 
Writing system: Latin (Spanish variant)
Language codes
ISO 639-1: none
ISO 639-2: —
ISO 639-3: —

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Portuguese}}} 
Writing system: Latin alphabet (Portuguese variant) 
Official status
Official language of: Angola
Brazil
Cape Verde
East Timor
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Macau (PRC)
Mozambique
Portugal
São Tomé and Príncipe
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Galician Writers Association (AELG) (Asociación de Escritores en Lingua Galega) is an official entity depending on Xunta de Galicia formed by writers in galician language. It was founded in by a group of writers: Álvaro Cunqueiro, Rafael Dieste, Ánxel Fole, Ricardo Carballo Calero,
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