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What it is

Creation of the Cervantes Institute to promote Spanish language and culture

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 23 May 1990. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill creating the 'Cervantes Institute'.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000027· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The law creates the Cervantes Institute, a public, non-profit entity with its own legal personality, to promote and spread the Spanish language and culture abroad. It is attached to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its activities follow private law.
  2. Its goals are to universally promote the teaching, study and use of Spanish and to help spread culture abroad. To do this, it may create centers, organize courses and exams for official diplomas, train teachers, support research and hold cultural activities.
  3. The Institute is governed by three bodies: the Patronato The body that oversees and guides the Institute's activities, without managing day-to-day operations. (with the King as honorary chair and the Prime Minister as executive chair), the Board of Administration, and a Director appointed by the Council of Ministers.
  4. It is funded by its own assets, money from the State General Budgets, income from its activities and donations, and any surplus goes back into its activities. Its staff follow labor law, and teachers must have the right qualifications and training to teach Spanish to foreigners.

Who it affects

  • People who study or teach Spanish and Hispanic culture, such as hispanists and teachers, because the Institute will offer them support, courses and official diplomas.: benefit
  • Citizens of the countries where the Institute opens centers, who will receive its cultural and teaching activities.: benefit
  • Ministries and state bodies with centers abroad dedicated to these goals, because they must transfer those centers to the Cervantes Institute.: obligation
  • Civil servants who move to the Institute, who may be granted special services status.: change of status

Words worth knowing

Entidad de derecho público (public law entity)
An organization created by the State with its own legal personality to act, even though it belongs to the public sector.
Patronato
The body that oversees and guides the Institute's activities, without managing day-to-day operations.
Adscripción (attachment)
Linking an organization or center to a Ministry, which becomes its responsible authority.
Servicios especiales (special services)
A status in which a civil servant leaves their usual post to serve in another body while keeping their rights.
Presupuestos Generales del Estado (State General Budgets)
The State's annual plan of income and spending, approved by the Spanish Parliament.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced23 May 1990Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted29 May 1990The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 2 official steps on a timeline
May 199011. 23 May 1990: Presentación22. 29 May 1990: Calificación

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

Published in the BOE: Law 7/1991, of March 21, creating the Cervantes Institute.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
  • Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
  • We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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