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Type of entity
Authorized form of name
Junta Principal de Caridad , Mexico City , Mexico
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History
The Junta Principal de Caridad was set up in the city of Mexico during the smallpox epidemic of 1797-1798. Its role was to co-ordinate the work of local charitable societies that were organised in all the city's subdivisions.