Centro Asturiano de Tampa Records

El Centro Asturiano is one of Tampa's early Spanish social clubs. The club, founded in 1902, catered to Latin males, most of whom were immigrant workers in Ybor City's cigar factories. Members paid a monthly fee for health insurance, use of club facilities, and guaranteed burial. The Centro Asturiano de Tampa Collection in USF Libraries Special Collections consists of club and hospital records, meeting minutes, photographs, ephemera, zarzuelas, playbills, financial records, memorias, sheet music, and cemetery records. Included in the ephemera, are flags, trophies, printing plates, and various artifacts related to the club.

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Documented History of the Centro Asturiano de Tampa, Inc.

Various Authors and Henry Echezabal

A documented history of the Centro Asturiano de Tampa, Inc. Includes a list of documents from Hillsborough County Clerk of Court. Documents include deeds, affidavits, tax assessments, mortgages, and other official documents.
Member's Book, 1945

Centro Asturiano de Tampa

Centro Asturiano de Tampa members books, including photos and names of male and female members. Members books was complied by Centro Asturiano's Secretary in 1945.
Indice- Mujeres, 1939-1941

Centro Asturiano de Tampa

Centro Asutriano's female membership index from 1939 to 1941.
Indice- Mujeres, 1937-1939

Centro Asturiano de Tampa

Centro Asutriano's female membership index from 1937 to 1939.
Reglamento de la Seccion de Damas del Centro Asturiano, June 13, 1935

Centro Asturiano de Tampa

Regulations of the Ladies Section of the Centro Asturiano, copy 1935. Includes correspondence on Seccion De Damas also from 1935.
Registro de Soccios, 1905

Centro Asturiano de Tampa

Centro Asturiano de Tampa register book from 1905. Book includes names, addresses, and professions of registered members.
Registro de Soccios, 1904

Centro Asturiano de Tampa

Centro Asturiano de Tampa register book from 1904. Book includes names, addresses, and professions of registered members.
Registro de Soccios, 1902

Centro Asturiano de Tampa

Centro Asturiano de Tampa register book from 1902. Book includes names, addresses, and professions of registered members.
Dos Canarios de Café: Zarzuela Cómica en un Acto y en Prosa

Ángel Rubio and Centro Asturiano de Tampa

A one-act muscial comedy consisting of song and prose. The play follows Elisa and Rafael, an acting couple seeking success. They encounter Mrs. Gertrudis, a woman who detests comedy and looks down upon performers as beggars and thieves.
First debuted at Martin Theater on February 16, 1889. Performed in Tampa on April 8, 1915.
Con Permiso del Marido: Juguete Cómico-lírico en un Acto y en Prosa

Ramón Laymaria and Centro Asturiano de Tampa

A one-act operatic comedy consisting of song and prose. The play follows a woman named Clara who desires passion from her husband Ruperto, even if it comes in the form of jealousy.
First debuted at Martin Theater on February 16, 1889. Performed in Tampa on April 8, 1915.
El Milagro de la Vírgen: Zarzuela en tres Actos y cinco Cuadros, en Prosa & Verso

Mariano Pina Domínguez, Ruperto Chapí, and Centro Asturiano de Tampa

A three-act musical comedy performed in five scenes of song and prose. The play, set in 18th-century Italy, follows a woman named Gertrudis who ponders her age and identity while celebrating the Virgin Mary.
First debuted at Apolo Theater on October 4, 1884.
Sensitiva: Juguete Cómico-lírico en dos Actos

Rafael Aceves y Lozano and Centro Asturiano de Tampa

A two-act musical comedy that follows Gertrudis and Homobono, a couple on the brink of divorce.
Premiered at Alhambra Theater on December 24, 1870.
La Gallina Ciega: Zarzuela Cómica en dos Actos y en Prosa

Manuel Fernández Caballero and Centro Asturiano de Tampa

The play, set in 19th-century Madrid, follows a girl named O who has lost her godfather's pet parrot. She hurriedly writes an ad in the paper offering a large reward for its return before he can find out it is lost.
Premiered at Zarzuela Theater on October 3, 1873.