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Juana Ross Edwards (August 2, 1830 – June 25, 1913) was a Chilean philanthropist. She built and maintained three hospitals, six nursing homes, a hospice, an orphanage, and countless schools.Caridad cristiana
Memoria Chilena. Dirección de bibliotecas, archivos y museos de Chile. (in Spanish)
Juana Ross Edwards
(in Spanish) Raised within the Edwards family, she spent her childhood with her nine siblings, among whom was Agustín Ross Edwards, politician and diplomat, who would be her executor. Biografía de Chile
Juana Ross Edwards: 1830-1913
(in Spanish)
On April 6, 1851 he married Agustín Edwards Ossandón, her uncle and founder of the Banco Edwards Citi, with whom she had seven children: Juan, Juana, Adela, Arturo, Gustavo, Agustín, Ricardo and Arturo Maximiano, all of whom died before her. Ross Edwards and her husband believed saving was a virtue. Being the richest man in Chile, Edwards Ossandón was the only one of the Chilean millionaires of the time who did not build a palace in
LA FORTUNA DE AGUSTIN EDWARDS OSSANDON: 1815-1878
Historia (Santiago) ISSN 0717-7194 versión on-line. (in Spanish)
Historia de la Pobreza en Chile
(in Spanish)
In 1886, she bought the land in Valparaíso where the Hospital San Agustín would be built, later renamed Hospital Enrique Deformes.Ciudad de Valparaíso
Archivo del Hospital Carlos Van Buren
(in Spanish) In this hospital, she established the first pediatric service of Valparaíso, on April 12, 1894; later, its work was continued at the Hospital Carlos van Buren.Laboratorio Saval. Noticias
Servicio de Pediatría del Hospital Carlos van Buren cumple 114 años
(in Spanish)
El Mercurio de Valparaíso, 22 October 2006. (in Spanish)Valparaíso Chile. Edificios públicos
(in Spanish) It also contributed large sums of money for its reconstruction, after the 1906 earthquake. In La Serena, her hometown, she contributed funds for the construction of the cloister and chapel of Divina Providencia, and she also donated the organ that is still preserved in the cathedral. She died in Valparaíso, on June 25, 1913. She bequeathed the sum of ten million pesos to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile for the construction and repair of churches.
Juana Ross Edwards (August 2, 1830 – June 25, 1913) was a Chilean philanthropist. She built and maintained three hospitals, six nursing homes, a hospice, an orphanage, and countless schools.Caridad cristianaMemoria Chilena. Dirección de bibliotecas, archivos y museos de Chile. (in Spanish)
Early life
Juana Ross Edwards was born inLa Serena, Chile
La Serena () is a city and commune in northern Chile, capital of the Coquimbo Region. Founded in 1544, it is the country's second oldest city after the national capital, Santiago. As of 2012, it had a communal population of roughly 200,000, an ...
, August 2, 1830.
She was the daughter of Scottish Consul David Ross Gillespie and Carmen Edwards Ossandón.Revista Icarito. Enciclopedia virtual. Colección de biografíasJuana Ross Edwards
(in Spanish) Raised within the Edwards family, she spent her childhood with her nine siblings, among whom was Agustín Ross Edwards, politician and diplomat, who would be her executor. Biografía de Chile
Juana Ross Edwards: 1830-1913
(in Spanish)
Marriage and children
On April 6, 1851 he married Agustín Edwards Ossandón, her uncle and founder of the Banco Edwards Citi, with whom she had seven children: Juan, Juana, Adela, Arturo, Gustavo, Agustín, Ricardo and Arturo Maximiano, all of whom died before her. Ross Edwards and her husband believed saving was a virtue. Being the richest man in Chile, Edwards Ossandón was the only one of the Chilean millionaires of the time who did not build a palace in Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...
, nor acquire a great hacienda, or take a pleasure trip to Europe.Ricardo Nazer AhumadaLA FORTUNA DE AGUSTIN EDWARDS OSSANDON: 1815-1878
Historia (Santiago) ISSN 0717-7194 versión on-line. (in Spanish)
Charity
Ross Edwards was a benefactor of countless charities, including the founding of hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, schools and churches, dedicating her entire life to this work. The Encyclical '' Rerum novarum'' ofPope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...
, published in 1891, had a profound effect on Ross Edwards, and prompted her to create works for the benefit of the working world. For example, in Valparaíso
Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...
, she created the Unión Social de Orden y Trabajo (Social Union of Order and Work), and in 1898, she built a complex of 56 apartments for workers, which included an interior bathroom and additional rooms.Centro de Documentación del Instituto de la Vivienda de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la Universidad de ChilHistoria de la Pobreza en Chile
(in Spanish)
In 1886, she bought the land in Valparaíso where the Hospital San Agustín would be built, later renamed Hospital Enrique Deformes.Ciudad de ValparaísoArchivo del Hospital Carlos Van Buren
(in Spanish) In this hospital, she established the first pediatric service of Valparaíso, on April 12, 1894; later, its work was continued at the Hospital Carlos van Buren.Laboratorio Saval. Noticias
Servicio de Pediatría del Hospital Carlos van Buren cumple 114 años
(in Spanish)
El Mercurio de Valparaíso, 22 October 2006. (in Spanish)Valparaíso Chile. Edificios públicos
(in Spanish) It also contributed large sums of money for its reconstruction, after the 1906 earthquake. In La Serena, her hometown, she contributed funds for the construction of the cloister and chapel of Divina Providencia, and she also donated the organ that is still preserved in the cathedral. She died in Valparaíso, on June 25, 1913. She bequeathed the sum of ten million pesos to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Chile for the construction and repair of churches.
References
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