The Birth of Mutual Aid Societies in America
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Markerman62
N 27° 57.656 W 082° 26.494
17R E 358201 N 3093711
Located on East 8th Avenue where North 16th Street formerly crossed, Ybor City
Waymark Code: WM134HC
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 09/13/2020
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Soon after the founding of Ybor City, Cuban, Spanish, and Italian immigrants established comprehensive health maintenance organizations. For small weekly dues they received medicines, hospitalization, and medical services.
On June 18, 1888, Don Enrique Pendas, a Spaniard, organized El Porvenir. Later came El Centro Espanol, 1891; L'Unione Italiana, 1894; El Circulo Cubano, 1902; and El Centro Asturiano, 1902; and La Union Marti-Maceo, 1904. This is the oldest example of cooperative social medicine in the United States.
Originally erected by the Ybor City Rotary Club in cooperation with the Tampa Historical Society
Replacement marker funded by the William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Marker Number: None
Date: 2020
County: Hillsborough
Marker Type: City
Sponsored or placed by: Hillsborough County Historical Advisory Council
Website: Not listed
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