ASMAC was formed in 1920 [1] and became a member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement on August 26, 1926.

Groups registered at ASMAC follow a development program called ENPE (Esquema Nacional de Programa Educativo).

This program divides Scouts, depending on their ages, into the following sections: The highest authority of the ASMAC lies in the General Assembly of Associates' which is called the National Assembly, which meets in an ordinary manner, once a year and in extraordinary sessions as many times as necessary.

In 2007 the Flor de Liz más Grande del Mundo was one of Mexico's gifts of peace.

Meztitla was originally property of Dr. Paul E. Loewe, but in 1956 he donated the first lands for the campsite.