Association of Academies of the Spanish Language
Number Date City Territory
I 23 April - 6 May 1951 Mexico City Mexico
II 22 April - 2 May 1956 Madrid Spain
III 27 July - 6 August 1960 Bogotá Colombia
IV 30 November - 10 December 1964 Buenos Aires Argentina
V 24 July - 19 August 1968 Quito Ecuador
VI 20-29 November 1972 Caracas Venezuela
VII 13-23 November 1976 Santiago de Chile Chile
VIII 20-27 April 1980 Lima Peru
IX 8-15 October 1989 San Jose Costa Rica
X 24-29 April 1994 Madrid Spain
XI 15-19 November 1998 Puebla de Zaragoza Mexico
XII 12-15 November 2002 San Juan Puerto Rico
XIII 21-24 March 2007 Medellin Colombia
XIV 21-25 November 2011 Panama City Panama
XV 23-25 November 2015 Mexico City Mexico
History -- Congresses
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. 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.