4th Annual Cemetery Improvement Day

4th Annual Cemetery Improvement Day

Oct 1, 2026 | Events, News

Where: Cementerio Español 2504 E 21st Ave Tampa. FL 33605 When: 9 A.M to 1:00 PM, Saturday, November 7, 2026 We are pleased to announce that this year’s Cemetery Day will be held at the Cementerio Español. As is our custom, our good friend Andrew Lumish will join us to read more...
Reminder to our Members & Friends!

Reminder to our Members & Friends!

Feb 6, 2026 | Events, News

Our next Social event will be held on Saturday, February 14 at our ancestral home in West Tampa beginning at 6:00 pm. We are also pleased to say that our program will feature well-known Tampeña and member Donna Parrino. Donna will talk about her recently published memoi read more...
November 2025 Update

November 2025 Update

Nov 28, 2025 | News

  El Gran Piquiniqui The Centro Español is pleased to announce that we will be joining the other Tampa legacy ethnic clubs in celebrating the founding of Ybor City (the Centro Asturiano, El Círculo Cubano, L’Unione Italiana, and Sociedad La Union Martí Maceo). The read more...

In Remembrance

Nov 12, 2025 | News

Jesús Expósito was born in Cuba of Spanish parents. He emigrated to the United States in the early 1960s with little more than the clothes on his back. Lacking knowledge in the English language, he initially could only find employment in the well-known Cuervo’s Café in read more...
Celebrate 140 Years of Ybor City!

Celebrate 140 Years of Ybor City!

Nov 4, 2025 | Events, News

The Historic Social Clubs Celebration of Ybor City’s Rich Culture and Legacy Enjoy Cultural Food, Conversation, Games, Shared History, and more 14 December 2025 | 3pm – 6pm CENTRO ASTURIANO | 1913 N. NEBRASKA AVE. TAMPA, FL 33602 Five Historic Mutual Aid Societies read more...
Remembering Our Good Friend and Colleague

Remembering Our Good Friend and Colleague

Aug 29, 2025 | News

“The Centro Español family mourns the passing of our good friend Andy Huse. Andy appreciated who we are and the things that we do; we very much appreciated and admired him and the things that he did. It is difficult to fathom and come to terms with this loss, not read more...