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- Title
Asamblea Local de Cruz Roja Española de Elche (1909-1930).
- Authors
Gómez Martínez, María Rosa
- Abstract
The Local Assembly of the Spanish Red Cross of Elche began its formal activity in September 1909; the altruistic mood of the "brigade of stretchers" and its economic life, mainly composed of membership fees, grants from the city council and fundraising celebrations, as well as services provided for the entire population, warn of the existence of health coverage in a moment of singular value, as is the dictatorship of Miguel Primo de Rivera. The principles governing the Assembly are the same as those proposed by the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1921: charity, universality, independence and impartiality. Objective: identify what is known about the beginnings of the Spanish Red Cross in the city of Elche and the relationship with its principles: charity, universality, independence and impartiality. Method: a historical investigation based on the literature review was carried out. Documentary sources: documentary catalogs of libraries and documentary archives, electronic databases, catalogs of magazines specialized in history and other network sources. Descriptors used: Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, Local Red Cross. Results: the analysis included documents from studies based on primary sources and the results are presented in 4 sections: Composition and economic life, Celebrations to raise funds: the Feast of the Banderita, Municipal Agreements and Services provided. Conclusion: there is a clear relationship of the work carried out by the Assembly of the Spanish Red Cross of Elche and the principles on which it is oriented, developing each of them in their daily lives; This follows from the documents analyzed at the time of both the communications and the minutes of the town hall and the historical press.
- Subjects
SPAIN; CHARITY; CONTENT analysis; RED Cross &; Red Crescent
- Publication
Cultura de los Cuidados, 2020, Vol 24, Issue 57, p143
- ISSN
1138-1728
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.14198/cuid.2020.57.09