Concepción Blasco Oliver

Concepción Blasco Oliver (Castellón de la Plana, 1858 - Ibidem, 1 February 1938) was a Spanish philanthropist, linked to the Asociación Castellonense de Caridad, the Junta de Tráfico de Blancas, and the Obra de Protección de Intereses Católicos (Castellón de la Plana).

Biography She was born in Castellón de la Plana and married in 1868 to Leandro Alloza, an engineer who designed and carried out the project for the port of Castellón. She had a daughter, Concepción Alloza, who followed in her footsteps in philanthropic work. This institution sought to take in unmarried mothers, repentant prostitutes and even women accused of misconduct by their parents. They were usually admitted to the convent of the Oblate nuns in Benicasim. Although many of the members of this board were men who held public office, such as the mayor of Castellón, the director of the secondary school, health inspectors or a member of parliament, the women were directly in charge of its management. Concepción Blasco, as president, was supported very directly by Magdalena Grao and María Alegre, members like her of the association Obra de Protección de Intereses Católicos de Castellón.