Francisco Javier Balmis (1753-1819). Spanish military doctor. He led an expedition (1803-1813) to vaccinate against smallpox in Latin America and the Philippines. The Royal Philanthropic Expedition departed from La Coruña, together with the surgeon Josep Salvany and the nurse Isabel Zendal. After his arrival in Venezuela in 1804, the expedition decided to split up in order to reach more areas: Balmis went to Mexico. The "María Pita", the ship chartered for the expedition, leaving from the port of La Coruña (Galicia, Spain). Engraving. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolución de España b
Francisco Javier Balmis (1753-1819). Spanish military doctor. He led an expedition (1803-1813) to vaccinate against smallpox in Latin America and the Philippines. The Royal Philanthropic Expedition departed from La Coruña, together with the surgeon Josep Salvany and the nurse Isabel Zendal. After his arrival in Venezuela in 1804, the expedition decided to split up in order to reach more areas: Balmis went to Mexico. The "María Pita", the ship chartered for the expedition, leaving from the port of La Coruña (Galicia, Spain). Engraving. Historia del Levantamiento, guerra y revolución de España by the Conde de Toreno. Madrid, 1851.
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