Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española

Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española
Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language

Abbreviation	APLE
Pronunciation	a.kaˈðe.mja pweɾ.to.riˈke.ɲa ðe la ˈleŋ.gwa es.paˈɲo.la
Named after	The Royal Spanish Academy
Predecessor	José de Diego's Antillean Academy of the Language (1916)
Formation	28 January 1955 (1955-01-28)
Founders	Samuel R. Quiñones and José A. Balseiro
Founded at	The Puerto Rican Athenaeum
Registration no.	10383
Purpose	Promote the correct use, conservation and study of Spanish in the context of the country's cultural history, from its origins to its most recent manifestations, and internationally represent Puerto Rico before the sister Academies.
Headquarters	Ballajá Barracks, Ballajá, Old San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Location	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Region served	Puerto Rico
Membership	35 Founders (1955)
Official language	Spanish
Director	José Luis Vega
Board of directors	Junta de Directores (English: "Board of Directors")
Main organ	Full Members of the Academy
Subsidiaries	Friends of the Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language Foundation
Affiliations	Association of Spanish Language Academies
Budget (2018)	$406,077.00
Staff	59 (2008)
Website	Official Website

The Academia Puertorriqueña de la Lengua Española (Spanish for Puerto Rican Academy of the Spanish Language) is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Puerto Rico. It was founded in San Juan on January 28, 1955. It is a member of the Association of Spanish Language Academies.

The association works with the Royal Spanish Academy to add new words to the Spanish lexicon. In 2017, the academy was instrumental in adding the word "reguetón" to the official Spanish dictionary.

The academy put together a website with Puerto Rican vocabulary which can be searched by themes.

External links

• Official website