Networking and interaction between a Mutual Assistance Association and other agencies (Pamplona, 1902–1919)

Abstract

Between 1902-1919, the most important Mutual Assistance Association in the northern Spanish region of Navarre was “The Catholic Workers Protection Society La Conciliación” a private, mixed association which integrated -until 1919- employers, employees and protectors members. Its primary activities involved medical-pharmaceutical assistance, financial aid to the ill and labour mediation. La Conciliación was presided by people who were influential in the political and social life of the city, a fact which allowed the representatives of this association to belong to the Commissions set up by the city council and the regional government. Aiming to solve sanitary and social problems, it was also in contact with other government agencies and other Mutual Assistance Associations both in Spain and abroad. The article analyses the relations and the networks established by this institution, using its archives and the press, where the activities of La Conciliación were widely reflected.