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Asociación de Scouts - Colonia Roma

Translated plaque text: Scouts Association of Mexico, A.C. Lord Robert Stephenson Smith Baden Powell of Gilwell. 1857-1941 Founder of Scouting and World Chief Scout. - Original plaque text:...

Translated plaque text: Scouts Association of Mexico, A.C. Lord Robert Stephenson Smith Baden Powell of Gilwell. 1857-1941 Founder of Scouting and World Chief Scout. - Original plaque text: Asociación de Scouts de México, A.C. Lord Robert Stephenson Smith Baden Powell of Gilwell 1857-1941 Fundador del Escultismo y Jefe Scout Mundial - Size: 48 m x 28 m Location: Córdoba 57, Colonia Roma The story behind the plaque: The Scout movement arrived in Mexico in 1912; however, it was not until 1926 that the global organization gave their official approval, leading to the emergence of the National Explorers of the Mexican Republic. In 1932, the name was changed to the Scouts Association of Mexico.

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