On November 6, 1864, a meeting coordinated by Dr. Velasco led to the appointment of an organizing committee composed of Matías Nieto, Manuel María José de Galdo, Ramón Torres Muñoz de Luna, Sandalio de Pereda, and Juan Vilanova. The organizing committee met on May 14, 1865, to officially found the Madrid Spanish Anthropological Society, which was then legally established by a royal
edict on May 16. Velasco's home on
Calle de Atocha was used to hold its meetings. Dr.
Francisco Delgado Jugo served as the secretary of the Society. The society was closely associated with the
Anthropological Society of London and in
Paris. On the day of its inauguration, Dr.
James Hunt, chairman of the
Anthropological Society of London, announced the formation of the Anthropological Society at Madrid and pledged to forward all of their publications from inception. In 1877, an
Anthropological Society of the Island of Cuba was founded by Dr.
Juan Santos Fernández which was inspired by the Spanish chapter. ==See also==