El departamento de observación del hospital general de San Andrés (1800-1803): polémicas en torno a la posición política, la materia médica y el brownismo
In 1800, Martín Sessé, leader of the New Spain's Botanic Royal Expedition, made a suggestion to the directors of the Hospital Real de San José los Naturales and Hospital General de San Andrés. Sessé proposed to found a new departament to prove the qualities of the plants collected by the expedi...
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1999
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| Summary: | In 1800, Martín Sessé, leader of the New Spain's Botanic Royal Expedition, made a suggestion to the directors of the Hospital Real de San José los Naturales and Hospital General de San Andrés. Sessé proposed to found a new departament to prove the qualities of the plants collected by the expedition.
This paper analyzes the works made at the Departament established in the Hospital General de San Andrés, where the plants of New Spain were studied. This was a project made by new spaniard and peninsular physicians, that was achieved between political discussions and scientific polemics originated with the implementation of two different therapeutic systems: the old humoral theory and the brownism |
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