Spanish Red Cross - 75 Years - Soller, Mallorca, Spain
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dtrebilc
N 39° 45.955 E 002° 42.943
31S E 475651 N 4401815
This stone plaque celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Spanish Red Cross in the city of Soller on the Spanish island of Mallorca.
Waymark Code: WMRE7F
Location: Islas Baleares, Spain
Date Posted: 06/17/2016
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The Red Cross building is in a narrow street next to the church of Saint Bartholomew and the stone plaque is attached to the side of the building.
The text of the plaque in the Catalan language is as follows.
LA CIUTAT I L'AJUNTAMENT DE
SOLLER AMB MOTIU DE CELEBRAR-SE
LES NOCES DE DIAMANT DE
L'ESTABLIMENT DE LA CREU ROJA
ESPANYOLA A LA NOSTRA VALL
LI DEDIQUEN, AGRAITS AQUEST
HOMENATGE DE RECORDANCA A
LA SEVA HUMANITARIA LABOR.
ANY MCMLXXXII
The English translation is
THE CITY AND THE COUNCIL OF
SOLLER CELEBRATED THE
DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPANISH
RED CROSS IN OUR VALLEY AND DEDICATE
GRATEFUL REMEMBRANCE WITH THIS TRIBUTE
TO THEIR HUMANITARIAN WORK.
IN MCMLXXXII
The website listed below links to the 20th November 1982 edition of the local newspaper also called Soller. It has an article entitled ¡CLARO QUE NOS ACORDAMOS! (OF COURSE WE REMEMBER!) and tells the stories of some of the original members of the organisation and that one of the early members was surprised that anyone remembered them.