Uruguayan Red Cross

The Uruguayan Red Cross (Spanish: Cruz Roja Uruguaya) was founded in 1897 and it has its headquarters in Montevideo.[1]

Uruguayan Red Cross
Cruz Roja Uruguaya
Formation5 March 1897 (1897-03-05)
TypeNon-profit
Legal statusActive
PurposeHumanitarian
HeadquartersMontevideo
Region served
 Uruguay
Membership
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Websitewww.cruzroja.org.uy

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]

See also

References
  1. "Uruguayan Red Cross - IFRC".
  2. 5 March 1897
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