The founding of something means creating or establishing it.
Foundation is the action and effect of founding (establishing, creating or building something). From the Latin fundatĭo , the term is therefore linked to architecture and engineering .
In any case, the notion of foundation transcends the material construction . The founding of a city , for example, refers to a political or social will, beyond the physical and material structure. A city can be founded by a few people and some minor buildings, although, over time, the structure reaches a much greater development.
Foundation in law
In law , a foundation is a non- profit legal entity. It is an organization that continues the work of the one who founded it and fulfills his solidarity will. The Favaloro Foundation , created by Argentine doctor René Favaloro , is an example of a non-profit organization that meets social needs.
Nor can we overlook the foundation that is considered the most important in the world given the charitable and beneficial action it carries out. We are referring to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation , which was created in 1994 and has its headquarters in the American city of Seattle .
More than 35 billion dollars have been donated by this foundation to a series of important international causes such as the prevention of AIDS, the fight against malaria and tuberculosis or the job development of people living in the Third World with the clear objective that they have an optimal perspective of the future and, therefore, of life.
A non-profit entity that carries out charitable work is called a foundation.
Geographic locations
There are several geographical places that have been named Fundación , such as a municipality in the Colombian department of Magdalena and a district in the Dominican province of Barahona.
A stop on the Tenerife tram is even called Fundación .
Foundation in literature
In addition to all this, we cannot ignore that in the field of literature there are several works that have the word that we are analyzing in depth as their title. This would be the case, for example, of a play written by the Spanish playwright Antonio Buero Vallejo . In 1974 it was specifically when it was published and premiered under the title “The Foundation” .
In it we are told how five characters are together in a cell because they have been sentenced to death after one of them betrayed the rest for having carried out a criminal act. The interesting thing about the story is the subjective perception of what happens by the protagonist who thinks that the prison is nothing more than a majestic room with magnificent views.
Finally, a series of books written by Isaac Asimov is known as the Foundation Saga. These are science fiction stories that constitute a reflection on the future based on possible technological advances. Asimov analyzes the eventual interaction and coexistence between human beings and advanced robots. The author even postulated laws of robotics to assume the functioning of these robots.