Caro and Cuervo Institute

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Instituto Caro y Cuervo
Caro and Cuervo Institute
COP$7,668,382,909 (2011)[1]
COP$8,597,163,672 (2012)[2]
COP$10,081,710,055 (2013)[3]
Agency executive
  • Carmen Elisa Acosta, Director
Parent agencyMinistry of Culture
Websitewww.caroycuervo.gov.co

The Caro and Cuervo Institute (Spanish: Instituto Caro y Cuervo) is an educative centre specialising in Spanish

Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri
.

The institute was created by order of the Colombian government in 1942. Its first assignment was the creation of the Spanish language dictionary, Diccionario de Construcción y Régimen de la Lengua Castellana.

Caro y Cuervo has been recognised and accoladed several times, receiving important prizes such as the

Prince of Asturias Awards and the Bartolomé de las Casas Prize
.

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