Societat de Beneficència de Naturals de Catalunya explained

Charitable Society of the Natives from Catalonia
Type:NPO, social help, cultural institution
Founded Date:1840[1]
Location:Consulado 68
La Havana Vieja,
Area Served:Cuba
Num Members:1,400

The Charitable Society of the Natives from Catalonia (Catalan: Societat de Beneficència de Naturals de Catalunya), also known as the Casal Català or the Beneficencia Catalana,[2] is a charity founded by Catalan immigrants in Havana, Cuba, in 1840.[3] [4]

Overview

The society was founded by a group of 102 emigrants from Catalonia, led by Antoni Font and Josep Gener,[3] in order to assist poor Catalan immigrants that found themselves stranded in the Cuban capital. The association began increasing its membership following the independence of Cuba in 1900. Members of the organization included José Murillo and Joaquim Muntal, who was vice-president of the society from 1925 to 1928.

The society's main activity is providing economic support to the members. Over time, however, the organization has expanded its mission to include the organization of cultural and festive activities relevant to Catalonians. With more than 1,400 partners, they promote various activities related to Catalonia, including habaneres, the celebration of Sant Jordi, esbart dansaire, puntaires, poetry readings, concerts and film screenings.[1] [5]

Another objective of the charitable society is the maintenance of the Monserrate hermitage, located near the Havana airport. The hermitage is a replica of the S'Agaró church and houses a replica of the Virgin of Montserrat.[5]

With over 170 years of history, the association has a legacy of documenting the economic and social conditions of Catalan emigrants, and has received awards from the Institute of Catalan Studies, the Generality of Catalonia and the Cross of St.George 1993.[6]

List of presidents since 1841

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Notes and References

  1. News: Independentista a l'Havana. La Vanguardia. 22 September 2015. 6. catalan.
  2. Book: Joan Casanovas. Bread Or Bullets: Urban Labor and Spanish Colonialism in Cuba, 1850–1898. 15 November 1998. University of Pittsburgh Pre. 978-0-8229-7194-8. 54–.
  3. Book: Moisés Llordén Miñambres. Fernando Devoto. Acerca de las migraciones centroeuropeas y mediterráneas a Iberoamérica: aspectos sociales y culturales. 1995. Universidad de Oviedo. 978-84-7468-867-2. 153–. spanish.
  4. Book: Juan Andrés Blanco Rodríguez. El asociacionismo en la emigración española a América. 2008. UNED Centro Asoc. de Zamora. 978-84-936871-0-6. 57–58. spanish.
  5. Empremta catalana a l'Havana. El Periodico de Catalunya. Hernández. Óscar. 22 September 2015. 28 June 2015. catalan. Catalan footprint in Havana.
  6. Web site: Més de 10.000 imatges digitals de La Societat de Beneficència de Naturals de Catalunya a L'Havana ingressen a l'Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya . 11 June 2015 . Generalitat de Catalunya . 22 September 2015 . catalan . 25 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925102507/http://premsa.gencat.cat/pres_fsvp/AppJava/notapremsavw/284891/ca/10-000-imatges-digitals-societat-beneficencia-naturals-catalunya-lhavana-ingressen-larxiu-nacional.do . dead .
  7. Book: Cl - Li. 1992. Comissió Amèrica i Catalunya 1992, Generalitat de Catalunya. 978-84-7256-987-4.

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