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'Quack doctor, History of medicine in the Region of Murcia' was the theme of the Ninth Congress of Official Chroniclers of the Region of Murcia held last Saturday in the town of Alhama de Murcia, and in which the mayor Totana, Juan José Canovas, accompanied the official chronicler of the city, Juan Canovas Mulero.
The subject treated in this new meeting was agreed at the Congress last year, with the theme chosen for next year in the history of music bands, event will be held in the town of Mula.
The paper chosen by the hosts in this ninth meeting was focused on the missing Alhama spa dating from Roman times and was a landmark health until last century.
The use of its waters and treatments performed throughout local history and prestige acquired throughout Spain, was the presentation made by the official chronicler of the town of Alhama, José Baños Serrano, whom colleagues congratulated for the work of research on the issue.
The conference program started at noon with the constitution of the table, chaired by the Mayor of Alhama, Diego Conesa, the mayor of Culture, Alicia Martinez, and the president of the Royal Spanish Association of Official Chroniclers, Antonio L . Galiano Pérez and Ricardo Montes, regional president of Murcia association.
On the table he was also the mayor of Totana, Juan José Canovas, who conveyed the greetings of Mateo Garcia, chronicler of his city with Juan Canovas Mulero.
The great plagues suffered by the region over the past centuries were also subject matter of the papers of the day.
Including plague, cholera and yellow fever, not to mention home remedies and potions traditionally known in our land and have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries.
Healers also had their share of limelight and called Campo de Cartagena healers and doctors and hospitals murcianas these lands.
The conference ended with the presentation of three books of remembrance for the chroniclers who presented different papers, and a similar copy for the other participants chroniclers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Totana
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