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The '''Academia Nacional de Letras''' (English: "National Academy of Letters") is an association of academics and experts on the use of the [[Spanish language]] in [[Uruguay]].

It was founded in [[Montevideo]] on February 10, 1943.<ref>{{cite web|date=10 February 1943 |title=Fundación de la Academia Decreto de Ley Nº 10.350 |lang=es |url=http://www.academiadeletras.gub.uy/innovaportal/v/86702/46/mecweb/fundacion-de-la-academia?3colid=86702&breadid=86702 }}</ref> Among the first members were Cardinal [[Antonio María Barbieri]], [[Víctor Pérez Petit]], [[Emilio Frugoni]], [[Juana de Ibarbourou]], [[Emilio Oribe]], [[Alberto Zum Felde]], and [[Carlos Martínez Vigil]].

Since 1960, it is a member of the [[Association of Spanish Language Academies]].

== References ==
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==See also==
* ''[[Diccionario del español del Uruguay]]''
* [[:Category:Members of the Uruguayan Academy of Language]]

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110319235222/http://www.mec.gub.uy/academiadeletras/MarcoPrincipal.htm  Academia Nacional de Letras del Uruguay (Spanish)]

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[[Category:Spanish language academies]]
[[Category:Culture of Uruguay]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1943]]
[[Category:1943 establishments in Uruguay]]


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