Spanish Red Cross

Spanish Red Cross
Cruz Roja
Formation1864; 160 years ago (1864)
TypeNon-profit
Legal statusActive
PurposeHumanitarian
HeadquartersMadrid
Region served
Spain
Membership
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
Websitewww.cruzroja.es

The Spanish Red Cross is the national affiliate of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and a nonprofit humanitarian institution in Spain. It was founded by Royal Order by Isabel II in the wake of the Third Carlist War.[1][2]

  1. ^ "El nacimiento de Cruz Roja Española: 160 años de humanidad". www2.cruzroja.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-11.
  2. ^ Meurant, Jacques. "HISTORIA DE LA CRUZ ROJA ESPANOLA: In the service of history" (PDF). International Committee of the Red Cross.