Plaza Olivia SalamancaPlaza Olivia Salamanca is a Marked Structure, NHCP; Work of National Artist for Landscape Architecture Ildefonso P. Santos; Registered Property, City of Manila located at Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region.
Marker Text:
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.
Year Unveiled: 1955
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It was renamed after Dr. Olivia Salamanca. She was the second licensed female who graduated in 1901 to help the Filipinos afflicted with tuberculosis.