
La formación científica y ejercicio profesional en España de Vicente Cervantes Mendo
Author(s) -
José Pastor Villegas
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
asclepio
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.146
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1988-3102
pISSN - 0210-4466
DOI - 10.3989/asclepio.2010.v62.i2.477
Subject(s) - humanities , art , history
Vicente Cervantes Mendo (Ledrada, Salamanca, 1758 - México, 1829) was a famous Spanish Mexican scientists; he is today heritage of Spain and Mexico. As a continuation of two recent articles on his life at Spain, the present study deals with his scientific formation at madrid, as pharmacist and as botanist, as well as on his professional activity. Two documents of Casimiro Gómez Ortega, principal professor of the Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, dated in 1786 and related with the "Real Expedición Botánica a Nueva España (1787-1803)," have served to establish conclusions which clarify the subjects studied and correct mistakes.