JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA
This article deals with Juan Méndez Nieto Portuguese doctor who practiced in Cartagena de Indias, from 1569 until his death in 1616, leaving the “Medical Discourses” an autobiographical text focusing on his medical practice, through which studied medicine at the time and social environment. No doubt...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Online |
| Language: | spa |
| Published: |
Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
2012
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/1599 |
| _version_ | 1801706172026191872 |
|---|---|
| author | Hernández, Heli |
| author_facet | Hernández, Heli |
| author_sort | Hernández, Heli |
| collection | OJS |
| description | This article deals with Juan Méndez Nieto Portuguese doctor who practiced in Cartagena de Indias, from 1569 until his death in 1616, leaving the “Medical Discourses” an autobiographical text focusing on his medical practice, through which studied medicine at the time and social environment. No doubt the excellence Méndez Nieto brought us his medical knowledge up to time, mainly botanical pharmacopoeia. He was a true secular and medical educator who built a landmark ethics of the profession. In addition, precursor of clinical medicine, not only for their semiological experience, but was able to think in terms of pathophysiology and even to locate the disease process, which is quite significant, given his poor knowledge of anatomy and not advanced medical believings during the second half of the sixteenth century. He was a doctor with solid remarkable moral and ethical principles, which showed investigative concerns, concern for both, public health and the quality of care. All this, provided in his book “Medical Discourses”, a book that indicates us in its own style and structure, a great preparation and culture, a réflex of his author and its certain content, consistent in a true light for the knowledge of the time, which is reported appropriately the huge medical training of Doctor Méndez Nieto. Therefore, by analyzing their reports, highlight his book as the first medical textbook written in this city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia in the Caribbean and throughout the country. We propose to Juan Méndez Nieto as the first medical educator of this new kingdom, Cartagena and Colombia. He was truly a cultural mediator who brought knowledge and seized the locals. |
| format | Online |
| id | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-1599 |
| institution | Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana |
| language | spa |
| publishDate | 2012 |
| publisher | Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia |
| record_format | ojs |
| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-15992023-09-06T20:38:21Z JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA Juan Méndez Nieto, el primer educador médico de Colombia Hernández, Heli Journal of Latin American Education History history of medicine medical education Juan Méndez Nieto Cartagena de Indias sixteenth century. Social Sciences This article deals with Juan Méndez Nieto Portuguese doctor who practiced in Cartagena de Indias, from 1569 until his death in 1616, leaving the “Medical Discourses” an autobiographical text focusing on his medical practice, through which studied medicine at the time and social environment. No doubt the excellence Méndez Nieto brought us his medical knowledge up to time, mainly botanical pharmacopoeia. He was a true secular and medical educator who built a landmark ethics of the profession. In addition, precursor of clinical medicine, not only for their semiological experience, but was able to think in terms of pathophysiology and even to locate the disease process, which is quite significant, given his poor knowledge of anatomy and not advanced medical believings during the second half of the sixteenth century. He was a doctor with solid remarkable moral and ethical principles, which showed investigative concerns, concern for both, public health and the quality of care. All this, provided in his book “Medical Discourses”, a book that indicates us in its own style and structure, a great preparation and culture, a réflex of his author and its certain content, consistent in a true light for the knowledge of the time, which is reported appropriately the huge medical training of Doctor Méndez Nieto. Therefore, by analyzing their reports, highlight his book as the first medical textbook written in this city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia in the Caribbean and throughout the country. We propose to Juan Méndez Nieto as the first medical educator of this new kingdom, Cartagena and Colombia. He was truly a cultural mediator who brought knowledge and seized the locals. Este artículo trata sobre Juan Méndez Nieto, médico portugués que ejerció en Cartagena de Indias desde 1569 hasta su muerte en 1616, dejándonos los “Discursos Medicinales”, un texto autobiográfico centrado en su práctica médica, a través del cual estudiamos la medicina de la épocay su entorno social. Sin duda el licenciado Méndez Nieto nos trajo su saber médico a la altura de su tiempo, la farmacopea predominantemente botánica. Fue un verdadero educador de profanos y médicos que se erigió en un referente ético de la profesión. Además, precursor de la medicina clínica, no solo por su experiencia semiológica, sino que fue capaz de pensar en términos fisiopatológicos y aún de localizar el proceso morboso, que ya es bastante significativo, habida cuenta de su escaso conocimiento anatómico y la atrasada mentalidad médica de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI. Médico de sólidos principios morales y éticos, que mostró inquietudes investigativas, preocupación por la salud pública y por la calidad de la atención médica. Todo ello, dispuesto en su libro “Discursos Medicinales”, un libro que por su estilo y estructura, indica preparación, cultura en su autor y en su contenido, cierto y coherente a la luz del conocimiento de la época, en el que se denuncia la adecuada formación médica de Méndez Nieto. Por tanto, a través del análisis de sus memorias, resaltamos su libro como el primer texto de medicina escrito en esta ciudad de Cartagena de indias, en el caribe colombiano y el país. Proponemos a Juan Méndez Nieto como el primer educador médico de este nuevo reino, de Cartagena y Colombia. Fue verdaderamente un mediador cultural que trajo conocimientos y se apropió de los autóctonos. Sociedad de Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana y la Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2012-05-25 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/1599 10.19053/01227238.1599 Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana; Vol. 13 No. 17 (2011): Juana Manso Revista Historia de la Educación Latinoamericana; Vol. 13 Núm. 17 (2011): Juana Manso 2256-5248 0122-7238 spa https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/1599/1596 Copyright (c) 2011 Journal History of Latin American Education |
| spellingShingle | Journal of Latin American Education History history of medicine medical education Juan Méndez Nieto Cartagena de Indias sixteenth century. Social Sciences Hernández, Heli JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA |
| title | JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA |
| title_alt | Juan Méndez Nieto, el primer educador médico de Colombia |
| title_full | JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA |
| title_fullStr | JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA |
| title_short | JUAN MÉNDEZ NIETO, GRANDSON, THE FIRST MEDICAL EDUCATORDE COLOMBIA |
| title_sort | juan mendez nieto grandson the first medical educatorde colombia |
| topic | Journal of Latin American Education History history of medicine medical education Juan Méndez Nieto Cartagena de Indias sixteenth century. Social Sciences |
| topic_facet | Journal of Latin American Education History history of medicine medical education Juan Méndez Nieto Cartagena de Indias sixteenth century. Social Sciences |
| url | https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_educacion_latinamerican/article/view/1599 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hernandezheli juanmendeznietograndsonthefirstmedicaleducatordecolombia AT hernandezheli juanmendeznietoelprimereducadormedicodecolombia |
