The diseased city. The hospital of Tunja and its miasmas (1777-1822)
This article studies the impact of the Bourbon Reforms on the hospital of Tunja, in the viceroyalty of New Granada, between the end of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th century. Through the analysis of archival sources and a critical reading of secondary sources, the sanitary proble...
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| author | Martínez Martin, Abel Fernando Otálora Cascante, Andrés Ricardo |
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| description | This article studies the impact of the Bourbon Reforms on the hospital of Tunja, in the viceroyalty of New Granada, between the end of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th century. Through the analysis of archival sources and a critical reading of secondary sources, the sanitary problem caused by the transfer of the hospital to a corner of the main square of Tunja is reconstructed. The confrontations between the religious orders, secular clergy and neighbours, represented by the town council and the Temporalities Committee, the Royal Court and the Viceroy of Santafé (Bogotá), were caused by the miasma produced from the infirmaries, latrines and cemetery of the convent-hospital and the miasmatic explanations for and against its transfer. The Bourbon Reforms had particularities in regional contexts, such as the one under study, which makes it possible to differentiate between the reforms in the medical and health fields and those applied to religious orders in fulfilment of the Royal Patronage and regalian control of charitable hospital institutions. Finally, it was the Republic that decided on the transfer of the hospital, and resolved the problem caused by the miasmas, and took administrative control of its revenue, displacing and extinguishing the Hospitaller Order. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-117932023-10-04T13:34:17Z The diseased city. The hospital of Tunja and its miasmas (1777-1822) La ciudad enferma. El hospital de Tunja y sus miasmas (1777-1822) La ville malade. L’hôpital de Tunja et ses miasmes (1777-1822) Martínez Martin, Abel Fernando Otálora Cascante, Andrés Ricardo Bourbon Reforms Hospitaller Order of St. John of God hospital miasma Tunja Reformas Borbónicas Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios Hospital Miasmas Tunja Réformes bourboniennes Ordre Hospitalière de Saint-Jean de Dieu miasmes Tunja This article studies the impact of the Bourbon Reforms on the hospital of Tunja, in the viceroyalty of New Granada, between the end of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th century. Through the analysis of archival sources and a critical reading of secondary sources, the sanitary problem caused by the transfer of the hospital to a corner of the main square of Tunja is reconstructed. The confrontations between the religious orders, secular clergy and neighbours, represented by the town council and the Temporalities Committee, the Royal Court and the Viceroy of Santafé (Bogotá), were caused by the miasma produced from the infirmaries, latrines and cemetery of the convent-hospital and the miasmatic explanations for and against its transfer. The Bourbon Reforms had particularities in regional contexts, such as the one under study, which makes it possible to differentiate between the reforms in the medical and health fields and those applied to religious orders in fulfilment of the Royal Patronage and regalian control of charitable hospital institutions. Finally, it was the Republic that decided on the transfer of the hospital, and resolved the problem caused by the miasmas, and took administrative control of its revenue, displacing and extinguishing the Hospitaller Order. Este artículo estudia el impacto de las Reformas Borbónicas en el hospital de Tunja, virreinato de Nueva Granada, entre finales del siglo XVIII y las primeras décadas del XIX. A través del análisis de fuentes de archivo y lectura crítica de fuentes secundarias, reconstruye el problema sanitario causado por el traslado del hospital a una esquina de la plaza mayor de Tunja. Los enfrentamientos entre órdenes religiosas, clero secular y los vecinos representados por el cabildo y la Junta de Temporalidades, la Real Audiencia y el virrey de Santafé (Bogotá) a causa de los miasmas producidos por las enfermerías, letrinas y cementerio del convento-hospital y las explicaciones aeristas a favor y en contra de su traslado. Las reformas borbónicas tuvieron particularidades en contextos regionales como el estudiado, lo que hace posible diferenciar las reformas en el campo de la medicina y la salud, de las aplicadas a las órdenes religiosas en cumplimiento del Real Patronato y el control regalista de las instituciones hospitalarias de caridad. Finalmente, es la República la que decide el traslado del hospital y acaba con el problema causado por los miasmas que producía y toma el control administrativo de sus rentas, desplazando y extinguiendo la Orden Hospitalaria. Cet article analyse l’impact des Réformes bourboniennes dans l’hôpital de Tunja, en Nouvelle-Grenade, entre la fin du XVIIIe et le début du XIXe siècle. Puis, au moyen d’une étude des documents d’archive et d’une lecture critique de sources secondaires, on tente de reconstituer le problème sanitaire causé par le déplacement de l’hôpital à un coin de rue de la Plaza Mayor de Tunja. Il est question aussi des disputes entre différentes ordres religieuses, le clergé séculaire et le peuple représenté par le Cabildo et la Junta de Temporalidades, la Real Audiencia et le vice-roi de Santafé (Bogotá) à cause des miasmes produites par les infirmeries, les latrines et le cimetière du couvent-hôpital, ainsi que des explications «airéistes» pour ou contre le déplacement en question. Les Réformes bourboniennes ont eu des effets particuliers sur la médicine et la santé. Ces effets sont à distinguer notamment de ce qui a été appliqué par les ordres religieuses en accord avec le Real Patronato et le control régaliste des institutions hospitalières de charité. Finalement, la République décide le déplacement de l’hôpital et finit avec le problème des miasmes, en prenant le contrôle administratif de ses rentes, ce qui a produit l’extinction de l’Ordre Hospitalière. 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Siglos XVI al XX; 97-130 Historia Y Memoria; No 23 (2021): Histoire socio-culturelle de la médecine et de la santé en Amérique latine (XVIe – XXe siècles); 97-130 2322-777X 2027-5137 10.19053/20275137.n23.2021 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11793/10701 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11793/11424 https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/11793/12911 Derechos de autor 2021 Historia Y MEMORIA |
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| title | The diseased city. The hospital of Tunja and its miasmas (1777-1822) |
| title_alt | La ciudad enferma. El hospital de Tunja y sus miasmas (1777-1822) La ville malade. L’hôpital de Tunja et ses miasmes (1777-1822) |
| title_full | The diseased city. The hospital of Tunja and its miasmas (1777-1822) |
| title_fullStr | The diseased city. The hospital of Tunja and its miasmas (1777-1822) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The diseased city. The hospital of Tunja and its miasmas (1777-1822) |
| title_short | The diseased city. The hospital of Tunja and its miasmas (1777-1822) |
| title_sort | diseased city the hospital of tunja and its miasmas 1777 1822 |
| topic | Bourbon Reforms Hospitaller Order of St. John of God hospital miasma Tunja Reformas Borbónicas Orden Hospitalaria de San Juan de Dios Hospital Miasmas Tunja Réformes bourboniennes Ordre Hospitalière de Saint-Jean de Dieu miasmes Tunja |
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