is the Spanish kennel club. It was founded in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

as the on 27 June 1911, and became a legal entity on 12 July 1911; on 1 December 1911 it received the royal patronage of

Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Alfonso León Fernando María Jaime Isidro Pascual Antonio de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena''; French language, French: ''Alphonse Léon Ferdinand Marie Jacques Isidore Pascal Antoine de Bourbon''; 17 May ...

, and the word 'Real' was added before the name. It has been a full member of the

Federation Cynologique Internationale A federation (also called a federal state) is an entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing provinces, states, or other regions under a federal government (federalism). In a federation, the self-governing status of the co ...

since 30 May 1912. It has responsibility for the registration of all dogs in Spain.

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1911 establishments in Spain Fédération Cynologique Internationale Organisations based in Spain with royal patronage Organisations based in Madrid Organizations established in 1911 Kennel clubs {{Spain-stub