The Spanish American Welfare Association was an organization established by the Spanish community to be a place where the community could hold events and gather in unity.
Members Spanish American Welfare Association (SAWA), in 1919, Marcos Gomez immigrated from Spain to America, and he later help found the SAWA. The group purchased a building on Ridge Road for its meetings and events in 1924. The site was the former…
Little Spain Restaurant – Owned by Jose and Carmen Perez of the Spanish American Welfare Association – This restaurant was located on Wilkesbarre Street, Lackawanna, NY 14218 Circa 1950s – and was one of the first Spanish Restaurants/Bars in…
Certificate of Nationality for Moises Mendez. Moises Mendez migrated from Spain and was the owner of Moises Poultry Market, Member of the Spanish American Welfare Association, Lackawanna, NY