La materia mediçinal de la Nueva España: indagaciones sobre su origen e historia
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Francisco Hernández, Scientific expeditions, Mexico
Abstract
The recent finding of a manuscript —the Materia mediçinal de la Nueva España— attributed to Francisco Hernández has given rise to many hypotheses about its author and its content. The initial investigation proves that it is a Mexican translation of the Recchi’s manuscript, De Materia Medica Novae Hispaniae, even the existence of other works in vernacular languages. This manuscript reveals to us the complex situation of the New Spanish medicine in the 17th century. Moreover, its difficult life shows the vicissitudes of both the Hernández’s work and the several historical figures related to it between the 18th and 19th centuries.Downloads
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2003-01-01
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Figueroa-saavedra M. (2003). La materia mediçinal de la Nueva España: indagaciones sobre su origen e historia. Revista Española de Antropología Americana, 33, 133-155. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/REAA/article/view/REAA0303110133A
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