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Bolivian Red Cross
file:Cruz Roja Boliviana (emblemo).jpg, 150px The Bolivian Red Cross () was officially founded in Bolivia on 15 May 1917 by Dr. :es:Juan_Manuel_Balcázar, Juan Manuel Balcazar. It has its headquarters in La Paz. History The Ambulances of the Army ( es, Ambulancias del Ejército) was established as a result of the War of the Pacific (1879–1884), when a call was put forth for midwives to organize supplies and help attend the wounded of the war. On the 20 January 1879, nine nuns, from the in Italy, arrived in Tacna. Among the first volunteers were Ana M. de Dalence, María N. vda. de Meza and her daughter Mercedes Meza, Vicenta Paredes Mier, Andrea Rioja de Bilbao, and Ignacia Zeballos Taborga. During the administration of President Hilarión Daza, one of his ministers, Tomás Frias Plenipotentiary Minister of Bolivia in Spain, initiated the organization of the Red Cross of Bolivia on 16 October 1879, and agreed to have the organization adhere to the provisions of the First Geneva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruz Roja Boliviana (emblemo)
Cruz is a surname of Iberian Peninsula, Iberian origin, first found in Castile (historical region), Castile, Spain, but later spread throughout the territories of the former Spanish Empire, Spanish and Portuguese Empires. In Spanish and Portuguese, the word means "cross", either the Christian cross or the figure of transecting lines or ways. For example, in the Philippines, the adopted Tagalog language, Tagalog word is rendered to "krus" in plain usage, but the Spanish spelling survives as a surname. The word "Cruz" (Spanish for "Cross"), as well as "Vera Cruz" ("True Cross") and "Santa Cruz" ("Holy Cross") are used as surnames and toponyms. Its origin as a surname particularly flourished after the Alhambra Decree of 1492 and the increasing activities of the Spanish Inquisition, when New Christian families with Crypto-Judaism, Crypto-Jewish, Morisco, Moorish, and/or mixed religious heritage converted to the state-enforced religion of Catholic Church, Catholicism and subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |