Federación de Scouts-Exploradores de España

Federación de Scouts-Exploradores de España (ASDE)

Membership badge until 2000
English Federation of Spanish Scout Associations
Headquarters Madrid
Founded 1912/1977
Membership 31,458
President Julio del Valle de Íscar
Affiliation Federación de Escultismo en España
Website
www.scout.es

The Federación de Scouts-Exploradores de España (ASDE, Federation of Spanish Scouts/Explorers) is a Spanish Scout association. It is one of the members of the Federación de Escultismo en España and thus of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. It serves 31,458 members (as of 2006).[1]

History

The Exploradores de España, of whom ASDE claims to be heir, was founded in 1912 by Teodoro Iradier y Herrero and Arturo Cuyás under the name Exploradores de España - Boy-scouts españoles (Explorers of Spain - Spanish Boy-Scouts). It was among the founding members of the Boy Scouts' International Conference in 1920.

In 1940, after the Spanish Civil War the Exploradores de España were suspended by Franco's regime, but afterwards could continue their activities as Asociación Nacional de Exploradores de España (ANEDE, National Association of Spanish Explorers) with a semi-tolerated status.

The organization was fully legalized in 1977 under the name Asociación de Scouts de España (The Scout Association of Spain) during the reforms after Franco's death. In 1978, it formed the Federación de Escultismo en España with the Movimiento Scout Católico and the Federació Catalana d'Escoltisme i Guiatge and was readmitted to the World Organization of the Scout Movement the same year.

Program

Program sections

The ASDE is divided in five sections according to age:

Scout Motto

Siempre Listo, Always Ready

Scout Promise

Por mi honor prometo hacer cuanto de mi dependa para:

On my honor, I promise that I will do my best:

Scout Law

Regional organizations

The ASDE is a federation of independent regional organizations, organized according to the autonomous communities of Spain. Its members are:

The organization has no groups in the Basque Country and in Navarre.

References

  1. "ASDE Scouts de España". Fundación Lealtad. Retrieved 25 March 2008.
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