protection to the working class." Death Iturrizar died in Bilbao, on 22 February 1900. She had no children or direct descendants so 7.5 million pesetas of her fortune (which did not represent the full amount), was bequeathed to many social organizations after her death, including the Casa de Misericordia and the Civil Hospital. After her death, Iturrizar bequeathed her income to a scholarship fund for Bilbao public schools which was started in 1902 and still operates. Memorials In Bilbao's large Doña Casilda Iturrizar Park, named for her and located near the city center, there is a monument to Iturrizar created by the Catalonian sculptor Agustín Querol. One of the wings of Bilbao's Basurto Hospital was named in her honor. Iturrizar is also memorialized on the Bilbao street where she lived, Viuda de Epalza, with a plaque that says (in Spanish):"Year MCDCCCC. City of Bilbao, to the memory of Doña Casilda de Iturrizar. Heaven gave her great riches, which she shared with a prodigal hand with the poor of the world." References External links Balparda, G .: Doña Casilda de Iturrizar, widow of Epalza , magazine "Euskal Erria", 1906, LV, pp. 230–235. 1818 births 1900 deaths People from Bilbao Basque women Spanish philanthropists Patrons of schools 19th-century philanthropists 19th-century Spanish businesswomen 19th-century women philanthropists