Plaza Olivia Salamanca
Location:
U.N. Avenue, Ermita, Manila (Region NCR)
Category:
Sites/Events
Type: Plaza
Status: Level II – Historical marker
Marker Date:
1955
Installed By:
Philippines Historical Committee (PHC)
PLAZA OLIVIA SALAMANCA
IN MEMORY OF OLIVIA SALAMANCA, M.D. PIONEER WOMAN PHYSICIAN OF THE PHILIPPINES. BORN IN SAN ROQUE, CAVITE ON 1 JULY 1889; APPOINTED GOVERNMENT SCHOLAR IN 1905; STUDIED IN DREXEL INSTITUTE, PHILADELPHIA. DIED ON 11 JULY 1913. A DEVOTED AND COMPETENT PRACTITIONER, SHE WAS A CREDIT TO THE MEDICAL PROFESSION AND AN INSPIRATION TO HER FELLOW WOMEN.
