Royal Spanish Academy
Real Academia Española | |
Arms of the Royal Spanish Academy | |
Headquarters of the Royal Spanish Academy on Felipe IV Street, 4, in the Jerónimos neighborhood of Madrid. | |
| Abbreviation | RAE |
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| Formation | 1713 |
| Founder | The Duke of Escalona |
| Purpose | Linguistic prescription and research |
| Headquarters | Madrid, Spain |
Region served | Hispanophone regions and populations |
Official language | Spanish |
Protector | Felipe VI (as King of Spain) |
Director | Santiago Muñoz Machado |
Main organ | Governing Board |
| Affiliations | Association of Spanish Language Academies |
| Website | www |
The Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: Real Academia Española, pronounced [reˈal akaˈðemja espaˈɲola]; RAE) is Spain's official royal institution with a mission to ensure the stability of the Spanish language. It is based in Madrid, Spain, and is affiliated with national language academies in 22 other Hispanophone nations through the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language.
The RAE dedicates itself to language planning by applying linguistic prescription aimed at promoting linguistic unity within and between various territories, to ensure a common standard. The proposed language guidelines are shown in a number of works.