Las enfermeras de la Juventud Femenina de la Acción Católica en la Guerra Civil Española y la Constitución de Salus Infirmorum

Abstract

The health requirements brought about by the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) led to the urgentorganisation of health services. Nurses played a crucial role and generously took care of the civil andmilitary populations. Objetive: we want to highlight the work carried out by nurses of the women’sbranch of the Catholic Action Youth, led by their president María de Madariaga, who was appointedDeputy Inspector of women’s hospital services; and justify the creation of the Sisterhood of Nurses SalusInfirmorum. Method: It is study historical-desccriptive, based on primary and secundary sources from thearchives of Catholic Action Youth and Salus Infirmorum. Results: Over 4,500 nurses of the Women'sCatholic Action Youth provided care and assistance in hospitals, pharmacies, and garment workshops forcombatants, visited hospitals and trained nurses. This work led to the subsequent creation of the SalusInfirmorum Sisterhood in 1942 founded by María de Madariaga as a group of Catholicnurses.Conclusion: The young women of JFAC actively participated in the national camp. Finished thewar, it is created and and developed the Salus Infirmorum Sisterhood as a result leadership by María deMadariaga in the JFAC. (AU)