Academia Costarricense de la Lengua
The Academia Costarricense de la Lengua is an association of academics and experts on the use of the Spanish language in Costa Rica. It was founded in San José on October 12, 1923. It is a member of the Association of Spanish Language Academies.
Members
CHAIR ACleto González Víquez. Founder
Víctor Manuel Sanabria Martínez. Elected; didn't join.
Enrique Macaya Lahmann
Eugenio Rodríguez Vega
Marilyn Echeverría Zurcher de Sauter
CHAIR B
Alejandro Alvarado Quirós. Founder
Anastasio Alfaro González.. Elected; didn't join.
Alejandro Aguilar Machado
Jorge Charpentier García
Amalia Chaverri Fonseca
CHAIR C
José María Alfaro Cooper. Founder
Julián Marchena Valle-Riestra
Virginia Sandoval de Fonseca. Later became ad honorem member.
Carlos Francisco Monge Meza
CHAIR D
Manuel María de Peralta y Alfaro. Founder
Mario Sancho Jiménez. Elected; didn't join.
Samuel Arguedas Katchenguis
Alfonso Ulloa Zamora
Laureano Albán Rivas
CHAIR E
Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno. Founder.
Manuel Francisco Jiménez Ortiz
Juan Trejos Quirós
Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel. Elected; didn't join.
Emilia Macaya Trejos
CHAIR F
Ricardo Fernandez Guardia. Founder
Carlos Orozco Castro
Ricardo Castro Beeche. Elected; didn't join.
Isaac Felipe Azofeifa Bolaños
Samuel Rovinski Gruszco
CHAIR G
Julio Acosta García. Founder
Abelardo Bonilla Baldares
José Basileo Acuña Zeledón
Adolfo Constenla Umaña
CHAIR H
Fabio Baudrit González. Founder
Arturo Agüero Chaves
Alfonso López Martín
Julieta Dobles Yzaguirre
CHAIR I
Ernesto Martín Carranza. Founder
Luis Dobles Segreda. Elected; didn't join.
Rodrigo Facio Brenes. Elected; didn't join.
Cristián Rodríguez Estrada
Enrique Benavides Chaverri. Elected; didn't join.
Jézer González Picado
Enrique Margery Peña
Víctor Manuel Sánchez Corrales
CHAIR J
Alberto Echandi Montero. Founder
Hernán G. Peralta Quirós
Fernando Centeno Güell
Arnoldo Mora Rodríguez
CHAIR L
Alberto Brenes Córdoba. Founder
Luis Demetrio Tinoco Castro
Daniel Gallegos Troyo
CHAIR M
Justo A. Facio de la Guardia. Founder
Napoleón Quesada Salazar
Moisés Vincenzi Pacheco
Alberto F. Canas Escalante
CHAIR N
Gregorio Martín Carranza. Founder
Hernán Zamora Elizondo
Carlos Luis Sáenz Elizondo. Elected; didn't join.
Luis Barahona Jiménez
Mario Picado Umaña. Elected; didn't join.
Julieta Pinto González
CHAIR O
Carlos Gagini Chavarría. Founder
Jenaro Cardona Valverde
Rogelio Sotela Bonilla
Luis Felipe González Flores
Carlos Salazar Herrera. Elected; didn't join.
Fabián Dobles Rodriguez
Fernando Durán Ayanegui
CHAIR P
Roberto Brenes Mesén. Founder
Joaquín Vargas Coto
José Marín Cañas
Roberto Murillo Zamora
Rafael Ángel Herra Rodríguez
CHAIR Q
Joaquín García Monge. Founder
José María Arce Bartolini
Carlos Rafael Duverrán Porras
Estrella Cartín de Guier
CHAIR R
Claudio González Rucavado. Founder
Otilio Ulate Blanco
Francisco Amighetti Ruiz. Elected; didn't join.
Miguel Ángel Quesada Pacheco
CHAIR S
Guillermo Vargas Calvo. Founder
Víctor Guardia Quirós
León Pacheco Solano
Carmen Naranjo Coto. Later became ad honorem member.
Anacristina Rossi Lara
Mario Portilla Chaves
CHAIR T
Jorge Francisco Sáenz Carbonell
CHAIR U
Armando Vargas Araya
CHAIR V
Flora Ovares Ramírez
Ad honorem members
Valeriano Fernandez Ferraz.Carmen Naranjo Coto.
Virginia Sandoval de Fonseca.
Costa Ricans in other Spanish language academies
Julio Acosta García, El Salvador, 1915Samuel Arguedas Katchenguis, Mexico, 1973
Rima Rothe Strasburger de Vallbona, United States, 2012