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[[Image:Scouting-Insignia Scouts de Cuba.jpg|thumb|140px|Membership badge of the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba]] | [[Image:Scouting-Insignia Scouts de Cuba.jpg|thumb|140px|Membership badge of the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba]] | ||
The '''Asociación de Scouts de Cuba''' (ASC, ''Scout Association of Cuba'') was the national [[Scouting]] organization of | The '''Asociación de Scouts de Cuba''' (ASC, ''Scout Association of Cuba'') was the national [[Scouting]] organization of Cuba from 1927 to 1961. Scouting in Cuba started in 1914, in 1927 the ASC was founded and became a member of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] (WOSM) the same year and was suspended from WOSM membership in 1961. At the end of the 1950s, the boys-only association had about 6,500 members.<ref>Facts on World Scouting, Boy Scouts International Bureau, Ottawa, Canada, 1961</ref> | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
In 1914, the first Scout groups in Cuba were founded. In the following years more local groups emmerged, but they were not connected through a national association until 1927 when the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba was founded. In the same year the association became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. During its first years, Cuban Scouting followed mainly the model of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. | In 1914, the first Scout groups in Cuba were founded. In the following years more local groups emmerged, but they were not connected through a national association until 1927 when the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba was founded. In the same year the association became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. During its first years, Cuban Scouting followed mainly the model of the [[Boy Scouts of America]]. | ||
In 1941, the ASC held its first national [[Jamboree]] in | In 1941, the ASC held its first national [[Jamboree]] in Havana. The second followed in 1948 in [[Cayo Conuco]], [[Caibarién]] and the third in 1954 in [[Wajay]] celebrating the 40th anniversary of Scouting in Cuba. Cuba's national training grounds at [[Mayabeque]] were bought in 1956. | ||
Dr. [[Rogelio Pina E.]] was a member of the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] from 1949 until 1951. Havana was also the headquarters of the [[Interamerican Region|InterAmerican Region]], the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, founded and maintained from 1946 to 1960. | Dr. [[Rogelio Pina E.]] was a member of the [[World Scout Committee]] of the [[World Organization of the Scout Movement]] from 1949 until 1951. Havana was also the headquarters of the [[Interamerican Region|InterAmerican Region]], the divisional office of the World Scout Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, founded and maintained from 1946 to 1960. | ||
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[[Image:Cuba2.jpg|thumb|left|historic membership badge of the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba]] | [[Image:Cuba2.jpg|thumb|left|historic membership badge of the Asociación de Scouts de Cuba]] | ||
==Current status== | == Current status == | ||
Cuba is now one of only six of the world's independent countries that do not have [[Scouting]]. Cuba is also a former member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]], with the ''Asociación de Guías de Cuba'' last mentioned in 1969. | Cuba is now one of only six of the world's independent countries that do not have [[Scouting]]. Cuba is also a former member of the [[World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts]], with the ''Asociación de Guías de Cuba'' last mentioned in 1969. | ||
Cuban [[Scouts-in-Exile|Scouting in exile]] exists to this day in | Cuban [[Scouts-in-Exile|Scouting in exile]] exists to this day in Miami, Florida as part of the Boy Scouts of America, where [[Cuban-American]] Scouts are instrumental in annual Lincoln-[[José Martí|Martí]] celebrations. | ||
==Program== | == Program == | ||
===Sections=== | === Sections === | ||
The Association was divided in three sections: | The Association was divided in three sections: | ||
* [[Cub Scouts]] - ages 7 to 11 | * [[Cub Scouts]] - ages 7 to 11 | ||
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* [[Rover Scouts|Rovers]] - ages 16 to 20 | * [[Rover Scouts|Rovers]] - ages 16 to 20 | ||
===Motto, Oath and Law=== | === Motto, Oath and Law === | ||
====Scout Motto==== | ==== Scout Motto ==== | ||
: Siempre Listo (Always Prepared) | : Siempre Listo (Always Prepared) | ||
<div class="notice metadata" id="cleanup" style="text-align: center; background: #efefff; margin: 1em 10%; border: #9F9FFF 1px solid;">'''This section needs translation into English'''. </div> | <div class="notice metadata" id="cleanup" style="text-align: center; background: #efefff; margin: 1em 10%; border: #9F9FFF 1px solid;">'''This section needs translation into English'''. </div> | ||
====[[Scout Promise|Scout Oath]]==== | ==== [[Scout Promise|Scout Oath]] ==== | ||
:''Por mi honor prometo, hacer cuanto de mi dependa por, cumplir todos mis deberes para con Dios y para con mi Patria, y obedecer siempre la Ley Scout. Ser util a mis semejantes en todo tiempo. Mantenerme siempre: fisicamente fuerte, moralmente recto y mentalmente dispusto.'' | :''Por mi honor prometo, hacer cuanto de mi dependa por, cumplir todos mis deberes para con Dios y para con mi Patria, y obedecer siempre la Ley Scout. Ser util a mis semejantes en todo tiempo. Mantenerme siempre: fisicamente fuerte, moralmente recto y mentalmente dispusto.'' | ||
====[[Scout Law]]==== | ==== [[Scout Law]] ==== | ||
* El Scout es hondrado y su palabra merece absoluta confianza. | * El Scout es hondrado y su palabra merece absoluta confianza. | ||
* El Scout es leal a su Patria, o a sus padres, a sus jefes y a sus subordinados | * El Scout es leal a su Patria, o a sus padres, a sus jefes y a sus subordinados | ||
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* El Scout es puro en sus pensamientos, palabras y obras | * El Scout es puro en sus pensamientos, palabras y obras | ||
===Uniform=== | === Uniform === | ||
Cuban Scouts wore an olive-khaki uniform with a broad-brimmed hat, and a blue neckerchief with a white star on a red triangle, following the design of their national flag. | Cuban Scouts wore an olive-khaki uniform with a broad-brimmed hat, and a blue neckerchief with a white star on a red triangle, following the design of their national flag. | ||
== International Scouting units in Cuba == | == International Scouting units in Cuba == | ||
*[[Image:GuantanamoBSA.jpg|20px]] In addition, as on many military bases, there are American Boy Scouts in | *[[Image:GuantanamoBSA.jpg|20px]] In addition, as on many military bases, there are American Boy Scouts in Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, serving in Cub Scout Pack 3401 and Boy Scout Troop 435, linked to the [[Direct Service]] branch of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], which supports units of U.S. citizens around the world. | ||
== See also == | |||
{{portalpar|Cuba|Flag of Cuba.svg}} | {{portalpar|Cuba|Flag of Cuba.svg}} | ||
*[[Scouting in Florida]] | *[[Scouting in Florida]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.scoutdecuba.org/ history of Scouting in Cuba] {{es}} | *[http://www.scoutdecuba.org/ history of Scouting in Cuba] {{es}} | ||
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[[Category:Disbanded Scouting organizations]] | [[Category:Disbanded Scouting organizations]] | ||