The Real Academia de Ciencias Morales y Políticas (RACMP, English: Royal Academy of Moral and Political Sciences) is a forum for the sharing of social, economic, philosophical, political and juridical knowledge. It was created on 30 September 1857, by

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, during the reign of the Queen

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. The Academy provides a place for debate on ideas and major questions facing our society; serving as a center for the diffusion of knowledge and an investigative laboratory. Its work is based on the cumulative knowledge of its Academicians; significant personalities from the fields of politics, economics and social sciences of the last century and a half. The objective was to establish a counterpart to the

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. In pursuit of that goal, its first members included progressive thinkers such as Salustiano Olózaga in addition to more moderate figures, which included

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and Modesto Lafuente. The Directorate of the Academy is composed of a President and five other members who serve in executive functions and ensure compliance with statutes and regulations. The Academy itself is divided into four sections: Ciencias Filosóficas, Ciencias Políticas y jurídicas, Ciencias Sociales and Ciencias Económicas. The headquarters of the Academy are located in the , the oldest public building in Madrid, where weekly

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s are held for debates. Lectures, presentations and assorted events are also provided for the public. The library, which contains over 140,000 volumes, is open to researchers from around the world. Among those who have been members of the Academy are politicians and

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s such as Francisco Martínez de la Rosa,

Antonio Alcalá Galiano Antonio Alcalá Galiano y Fernández de Villavicencio, (22 July 1789, Cádiz – 11 April 1865, Madrid) was a Spanish politician and writer who served as Minister of the Navy (1836) and Ministry of Public Works and Transport (Spain), Minister o ...

Antonio Cánovas del Castillo Antonio Cánovas del Castillo (8 February 18288 August 1897) was a Spanish people, Spanish politician and historian known principally for serving six terms as Spanish Prime Minister, prime minister and his overarching role as "architect" of the ...

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and Faustino Rodríguez-San Pedro. Notable members who were specialists in various fields of the social sciences include Antonio Cavanilles,

Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo (; 3 November 1856 – 19 May 1912) was a Spanish scholar, historian and literary critic. Even though his main interest was the history of ideas, and Hispanic philology in general, he also cultivated poetry, transl ...

, Joaquín Ruiz-Giménez and

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. Since 2015, the President has been the economist, Juan Velarde Fuertes.

Presidents of the Academy

* Pedro José Pidal y Carniado * Lorenzo Arrazola y García * * Manuel García Barzanallana *

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* Laureano Figuerola y Ballester * Antonio Aguilar y Correa * Alejandro Groizard y Gómez de la Serna * Joaquín Sánchez de Toca y Calvo * Antonio Goicoechea Cosculluela * * José María de Yanguas Messía * Alfonso García Valdecasas * Luis Díez del Corral y Pedruzo * Enrique Fuentes Quintana * Sabino Fernández Campo *

Marcelino Oreja Aguirre Marcelino Oreja Aguirre, 1st Marquess of Oreja (born 13 February 1935) is a Spanish lawyer, diplomat and politician of the People's Party. He served as Foreign Minister of Spain between 1976 and 1980. Between 1984 and 1989 he was Secretary G ...

* Juan Velarde Fuertes *

Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez de Miñón Miguel Herrero y Rodríguez de Miñón (born 18 June 1940) is a Spanish jurist and politician. A member of the Union of the Democratic Centre until 1982, then of People's Alliance and its successor, the People's Party, he is one of the " Fath ...

* Benigno Pendás García (current)

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External links

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Presidents of the Academy

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