Los emigrantes españoles en París afínales del siglo XIX y en el primer tercio del siglo XX. La Sociedad de Socorros Mutuos el Hogar de los Españoles

Abstract

This article analyses the situation of Spanish emigrants in Paris from the end of the nineteenth century and in the first third of the twentieth century. The study of the Sociedad Católica de Socorros Mutuos el Hogar de los Españoles allows reflection on the associations formed by emigrants in France and their transformation. The reasons for the creation of this particular Society, its functions, and its limitations are examined. The example chosen represents only one form of association, since in terms of origins there are two other forms: that promoted by the state, and that arising from the spontaneous self-organisation of emigrants.