Tampa’s Mutual Aid Societies

Tampa’s Mutual Aid Societies

“Cigar City” natives E.J. Salcines, John Rañon, Gio Fucanino, Patrick Manteiga and Roland Rodriquez join historians Susan Greenbaum and Andy Huse to tell the story of Tampa’s once-thriving network of immigrant mutual aid societies in a special three-week Tampa Bay Histo read more...
Historic Fountain to be preserved

Historic Fountain to be preserved

Conceived, founded, and built by our members, El Sanatorio marked the transition of the Centro Español from a patriotic organization to a mutual aid society. When it was inaugurated in 1906, the hospital was state of the art and certainly one of the most, if not the mos read more...
Centro Español Historic Tampa Cemetery Vandalized

Centro Español Historic Tampa Cemetery Vandalized

Century Old Spanish Cemetery Desecrated by Vandals Friends, today we learned that our ancestral cemetery in Tampa has been vandalized by unknown persons. This despicable act is being investigated by the Tampa Police Department. As part of our efforts to inform the publi read more...

Join Us – Spring Social 2017

  El Centro Español de Tampa cordially invites you to our Spring Social of 2017 featuring Mr. Mack Major Grandson of Dr. Mack Ramsey Winton, our former Chief of Surgery Saturday, June 3 6:30 to 8:30 PM Bryan Glazer Family JCC (formerly Ft. Homer Hesterly Armory) 52 read more...