Abbreviation BEA Type Non-profit Headquarters 2357 Paraguay st | Formation 1916 Legal status Active | |
Predecessor Argentine Esperanto Association |
Buenos Aires Esperanto Association (BEA; Esperanto: Bonaera Esperanto-Asocio, Spanish: Asociación Buenos Aires de Esperanto) is an independent non-profit organisation first established in 1916, which aim is to spread and support the International Language Esperanto in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The organisation is pioneer in the Argentine Esperanto movement, as it was founded on December 20, 1916 by the name 'Argentine Esperanto Association'. Created as a nationwide association, its name was changed to 'Buenos Aires Esperanto Association' on April 12, 1941, when the Argentine Esperanto League was born, and its scope was reduced to the Greater Buenos Aires area.
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