Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century)

This article explores the history of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Cartagena de Indias, at the end of the 18th century. Its activities and evolution cannot be understood unless they are analyzed within the context of the Bourbon sanitary reforms. It was precisely at that time when these reforms w...

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Autor Principal: Echeverri A.M.A.
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Lenguaje:Inglés (English)
Publicado: 2008
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spelling ir-10336-230442022-05-02T12:37:20Z Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century) Militares, marineros y pobres enfermos. Contribución a la historia del hospital San Juan de Dios de Cartagena de Indias (siglo XVIII) Echeverri A.M.A. Article Caribbean islands Central america Economics Education Ethnic and racial groups Ethnology Government Health care policy History Hospital Human Patient Physician Political system Poverty Psychological aspect Public health Sanitation Social class Socioeconomics Soldier Spain Caribbean region Colonialism Health care reform History, 18th century Hospitals Humans Local government Military personnel Patients Physicians Population groups Poverty areas Public health Sanitation Social class Socioeconomic factors Spain West indies 18th century Cartagena de indias Hospitals in the spanish colony Medicine in spanish america Nueva granada This article explores the history of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Cartagena de Indias, at the end of the 18th century. Its activities and evolution cannot be understood unless they are analyzed within the context of the Bourbon sanitary reforms. It was precisely at that time when these reforms were being implemented in Nueva Granada. One of the goals of the reforms was to improve the health of the population in order to discipline the vassals, to promote the growth of the workforce and to increase the Crown's wealth. The text reviews different aspects of the institution, and how it operated. It examines its budget, its expenses, and the dynamics of the hospital population and of its employees. In doing so, it intends to explain what the hospital offered to the city's various social groups. 2008 2020-05-25T23:59:26Z info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2104466 https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/23044 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess application/pdf instname:Universidad del Rosario
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topic Article
Caribbean islands
Central america
Economics
Education
Ethnic and racial groups
Ethnology
Government
Health care policy
History
Hospital
Human
Patient
Physician
Political system
Poverty
Psychological aspect
Public health
Sanitation
Social class
Socioeconomics
Soldier
Spain
Caribbean region
Colonialism
Health care reform
History, 18th century
Hospitals
Humans
Local government
Military personnel
Patients
Physicians
Population groups
Poverty areas
Public health
Sanitation
Social class
Socioeconomic factors
Spain
West indies
18th century
Cartagena de indias
Hospitals in the spanish colony
Medicine in spanish america
Nueva granada
spellingShingle Article
Caribbean islands
Central america
Economics
Education
Ethnic and racial groups
Ethnology
Government
Health care policy
History
Hospital
Human
Patient
Physician
Political system
Poverty
Psychological aspect
Public health
Sanitation
Social class
Socioeconomics
Soldier
Spain
Caribbean region
Colonialism
Health care reform
History, 18th century
Hospitals
Humans
Local government
Military personnel
Patients
Physicians
Population groups
Poverty areas
Public health
Sanitation
Social class
Socioeconomic factors
Spain
West indies
18th century
Cartagena de indias
Hospitals in the spanish colony
Medicine in spanish america
Nueva granada
Echeverri A.M.A.
Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century)
description This article explores the history of the San Juan de Dios Hospital in Cartagena de Indias, at the end of the 18th century. Its activities and evolution cannot be understood unless they are analyzed within the context of the Bourbon sanitary reforms. It was precisely at that time when these reforms were being implemented in Nueva Granada. One of the goals of the reforms was to improve the health of the population in order to discipline the vassals, to promote the growth of the workforce and to increase the Crown's wealth. The text reviews different aspects of the institution, and how it operated. It examines its budget, its expenses, and the dynamics of the hospital population and of its employees. In doing so, it intends to explain what the hospital offered to the city's various social groups.
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title Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century)
title_short Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century)
title_full Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century)
title_fullStr Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century)
title_full_unstemmed Military, sailors and the sick poor. Contribution to the history of the San Juan de Dios hospital in Cartagena de Indias (18th century)
title_sort military, sailors and the sick poor. contribution to the history of the san juan de dios hospital in cartagena de indias (18th century)
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