Headquarters Madrid Membership 31,458 | Founded 1912/1977 | |
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English Federation of Spanish Scout Associations President Julio del Valle de Íscar Affiliation Federación de Escultismo en España | ||
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).
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History
The ASDE was founded in 1912 by Teodoro Iradier y Herrero and Arturo Cuyás under the name Exploradores de España - Boy-scouts españoles (Spanish Explorers - 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 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 (Spanish Scout Association) 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 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
A Scout's honor is to be trusted
A Scout is loyal to his country, his parents, his leaders and those under him
A Scout's duty is to be useful and to help others without benefit
A Scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other Scout
A Scout is courteous and a gentlemen
A Scout sees the work of God in nature. He loves animals and plants
A Scout obeys orders without question and leaves nothing half done
A Scout smiles and sings under all difficulties
A Scout is thrifty and respects other people's property
A Scout is clean in thought, word and deed
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.