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Record Book of the Spanish Examining BoardManuscript Collection: MC184
Creator SketchDuring the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the practice of medicine in Spain was regulated more closely than in any other European country at the tie. The protomedicato, which first began as a royal institution, became a centralized system established to examine physicians and surgeons, midwives, bonesetters, apothecaries, dealers in aromatic drugs, barbers, pharmacists and others in the medical field. This structure and regulation over medical personnel was continued in New Spain, where all those who wished to be licensed had to appear in Mexico City. Applications which included educational background were submitted by candidates seeking a license to legally practice medicine in New Spain, which could only be done in the capital. As a result, there were only a small number of university trained practitioners who competed against a large number of "illegal" native healers. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis Spanish record book comprising 18 pages appears to have been the official record book of the Senior Examining Board for all doctors, surgeons, pharmacists, barbers, herniotomists, and bone setters in New Spain. Each section is devoted to a different candidate with entries dating from 1688 to 1691. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessNone. Terms Governing UseOpen for research by appointment. Publication RightsCopyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCitation[Identification of Item], Record Book of the Spanish Examining Board, MC184, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas. AcquisitionEmil Hurja, June 1939. Processing InformationProcessed by Lisa M. Lomas, 2012. Return to the Table of Contents Bibliography:
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