Abstract

ALARCON-NIVIA, Miguel Ángel. Tribute to the life and work of Juan Eloy Valenzuela y Mantilla, the first physician of Bucaramanga. Medicas UIS [online]. 2022, vol.35, n.3, pp.117-125.  Epub Apr 17, 2023. ISSN 0121-0319.  https://doi.org/10.18273/revmed.v35n3-2022012.

This paper does a brief mention of the Royal Botanical Expedition of New Granada as Eloy Valenzuela's school of botany. Shows José Celestino Mutis, the Spanish protomedical mentor of Valenzuela, and describes the Valenzuela's leading role in the social aspects of the inhabitants of the Villa de Bucaramanga in the 18th century. The most frequent diseases of the time and the remedies with which patients were helped are shown.

Keywords : History of Medicine; Celestino Mutis; Botany Expedition; Eloy Valenzuela; Bloodletting; Post-mortem Cesarean section.

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