Uruguayan Red Cross Explained

Uruguayan Red Cross
Native Name:Cruz Roja Uruguaya
Size:250px
Type:Non-profit
Status:Active
Purpose:Humanitarian
Headquarters:Montevideo
Region Served:Uruguay
Membership:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The Uruguayan Red Cross (Spanish; Castilian: link=no|'''Cruz Roja Uruguaya''') was founded in 1897 and it has its headquarters in Montevideo.[1]

Origins

In 1897, on the wake of the Revolution of 1897, the philanthropist Aurelia Ramos de Segarra established the Red Cross of Christian Ladies.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uruguayan Red Cross – IFRC.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100513022356/http://www.uruguay.cruzroja.org/noticias/2007/marzo5.htm 5 March 1897