Spain has 53,184 Scouts served by Federación de Escultismo en España, a federation of several organizations. Scouting was founded in Spain in 1912 and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
The Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España is the Spanish national Guiding association. Guiding was introduced to Spain in 1929. The Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España became a full member of World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts in 1969. Guiding has actually 7,559 members in Spain.
The Scout Movement in Spain consists of about 30 independent associations, most of them active on the regional level. Due to the regionalisation of Spain, even the larger nationwide associations are divided into regional sub-associations with individual emblems, uniforms and Scout programs.
The Scouting and Guiding movement in Argentina consists of at least ten independent organizations as well as some international units. Scouting was officially founded in Argentina in 1912, shortly after the publication of "Scouting For Boys" in Spanish, was granted a National Charter in 1917, and was among the charter members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922.
Scouting and Guiding in Colombia refers to the set of associations, groups, and the history of the Scout Movement and Guide Movement within Colombian territory. In Colombia, several scout associations are present, including the World Organization of Christian Scouts, the Asociación Scouts de Colombia, the Asociación de Guías Scouts de Colombia, the Catholic Scout Movement (MSC), the Colombian Scouting Association (ACE), the Scout Brotherhood of Colombia (FDSC), the Federation of Christian Scout Communities (CCS), Independent Explorers of Colombia (EIC), the Scouts Corporation of Antioquia (CSA), the Scout Corporation of Bogotá and Cundinamarca (CSBC), the Traditional Scout Corporation Colombia, the Scout Corporation of Norte de Santander (CSNS), the Scout Corporation of Risaralda (CSR) and the National Federation of Traditional Scouting (FENET). The ASC is the oldest, founded in Bogotá in 1913, when Colonel Washington Montero, who was head of a Chilean military mission in Colombia and directed the Military School of Cadets of Bogotá, together with the Colombian Luis Cano, who knew the Scout Movement in Chile, began the history of the Movement in this country.
The Scouting and Guiding movement in Mexico consists of several independent organizations.
Scouting in Chile is served by several independent organizations:
The Scout and Guide movement in Ecuador is served by
The Scout and Guide movement in Guatemala is served by:
The Scout and Guide movement in Honduras is served by:
Scouting and Guiding has been popular in Panama since the 1920s. Today, it is still a tradition practiced around the country. As of 2010, Panama has 1,775 Scouts.
The Scout and Guide movement in Peru is served by
The Scout and Guide movement in Uruguay is served by
The Scout and Guide movement in Venezuela is served by
The Federación de Scouts-Exploradores de España 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.
The Federación Española de Guidismo is a federation of several Spanish Guiding organizations, serving about 1,500 members. It is a member of the Comité de Enlace del Guidismo en España and thus affiliated to the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts.
The World Organization of Independent Scouts is an international Scouting organization for traditional Scouting.
The Paraguayan Athletics Federation is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Paraguay.
The Exploradores de España was a Spanish Scout association founded by Cavalry captain Teodoro Iradier y Herrero in 1912 and inspired by the boy scouts of Robert Baden-Powell, whose objective was physical, moral, civic and patriotic education. In its early years it had a rapid growth and expansion. The association was a founding member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1922, which it belonged to until 1938.
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