The Spanish Anthropological Society was founded by Dr. Pedro González de Velasco and inaugurated in 1865 in Madrid, Spain.
[1] It was established to contribute to the study and advancement of Anthropological Science in Europe.
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.
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.
[3] In 1877, an Anthropological Society of the Island of Cuba was founded by Dr. Juan Santos Fernández which was inspired by the Spanish chapter.