Sol in Madrid, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Real Academia Española / Royal Spanish Academy

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2022

1. Real Academia Española / Royal Spanish Academy Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En el solar que ocupa este edificio estuvo el palacio del Marques de Villena. Fundador de la Real Academia Española. Que aqui celebro sus primers reuniones entre 1713 y 1754.

(English translation:) On the site occupied by this building was the palace of the Marques de Villena, founder of the Royal Spanish Academy. The Academy's first meetings were held here between 1713 and 1754.

Erected 1990 by La Caja de Madrid.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1713.

Location. 40° 25.084′ N, 3° 42.396′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Sol. Marker is on Calle de San Martín, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Madrid 28013, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. María de Austria / Maria of Austria (within shouting distance of this marker); Francisco de Quevedo (within shouting distance of this marker); "Frascuelo" (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Ratón Pérez

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(about 120 meters away); Caños del Peral (about 210 meters away); Hotel Florida (about 210 meters away); Hans Christian Andersen (about 240 meters away); Monasterio de San Felipe (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madrid.

Also see . . . Royal Spanish Academy.

"The Royal Spanish Academy (Spanish: Real Academia Española, generally abbreviated as 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 Royal Spanish Academy was founded in 1713, modeled after the Accademia della Crusca (1582), of Italy, and the Académie Française (1635), of France, with the purpose "to fix the voices and vocabularies of the Spanish language with propriety, elegance, and purity". King Philip V approved its constitution on 3 October 1714, placing it under the Crown's protection....Its aristocratic founder, Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco, Duke of Escalona and Marquess of Villena,
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2022

2. Real Academia Española / Royal Spanish Academy Marker - wide view
described its aims as "to assure that Spanish speakers will always be able to read Cervantes" – by exercising a progressive up-to-date maintenance of the formal language."

(Submitted on May 6, 2022.)

Real Academia Española / Royal Spanish Academy Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 19, 2022

3. Real Academia Española / Royal Spanish Academy Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.