King of Spain and Congress inaugurated writers discussing the global force of Spanish – Univisión

By Carmen Graciela Diaz @ carmen7graciela from Puerto Rico

That the Spanish language “becomes for us as a liquor paladeamos, and which we can no longer do without” . Azorin those words which speak a language that needy, resounded at the beginning of the official opening on Tuesday the VII International Congress of the Spanish Language (CILE 2016) at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan.

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the kings of Spain, the governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla, and the Nobel Chemistry, Mario Molina and Nobel, Jean-Marie Le Clezio prize for Literature, among other international guests, the Spanish was axis conversation, cultural, literary and political discussion.

One by one, the director of the Instituto Cervantes, Victor Garcia de la Concha, writers Jorge Edwards, Juan Luis Cebrian and Luis Rafael Sanchez, the director of the Royal Spanish Academy and president of the Association of Spanish language Academies, Dario Villanueva and the Ibero-American General secretary, Rebeca Grynspan stressed the tongue starring the event that draws from a vast cultural program that will continue until Saturday March 19.

“the size and projection of our language, second language of international communication, truly enriches the whole community international. The Spanish who lives within its territory with many languages ​​and cultural expressions, contributes to enrich the world’s cultural diversity, “said the king of Spain, Felipe IV, highlighting” the language makes us brothers. “

honors are part of the language after Mandarin Chinese, which has about 1,000 million speak it is the second native language in the world by number of speakers with nearly 470 million people, according to report “Spanish: a living language.” Instituto Cervantes

CILE Among other guests are writers Antonio Skármeta, Sergio Ramirez and Leonardo Padura, who will join as honorary members of the Academy Puerto Rican Spanish Language during his days on the island.

in past editions, CILE took place in Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Chile and Panama. Now it is up to Puerto Rico a country which is a Commonwealth since 1952, and has Spanish and English as official languages ​​since the approval of Act No.. 1 of January 28, 1993.

This meeting, organized by the Cervantes Institute, the Spanish Royal Academy, the Association of Spanish language Academies and the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico brings together over 150 Spanish specialists, including representatives of the twenty academies of the Spanish language.

Victor Garcia de la Concha said that CILE be held in Puerto Rico because, in his view, the United States is one of the keys to the Spanish is consolidated as a second language of international communication.

Jorge Edwards said the office of the tongue-and their culture is responsible for the meeting has caused CILE.

“the verbal universes are mental universes,” Edwards said, “and what we need is fidelity, knowledge and respect the past of the Spanish to enter the future with a firm step “.

The Spanish language, at least in CILE, has much to count toward that future that speaks Edwards from an island that has long been the Spanish as a sign of their identity, despite everything and complex relationship with the United States.