Diego Álvarez Chanca
Diego Álvarez Chanca (c. 1463 - c. 1515) was a Spanish physician who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage. Chanca was a physician-in-ordinary to Ferdinand and Isabella, which is how he was introduced to Columbus. He was appointed by the Crown of Spain to accompany Columbus' second expedition to America in 1493. Shortly after landing on Hispaniola, Columbus suffered from an attack of malarial fever, which Chanca successfully treated. Several other members of the crew were also treated for malaria during this period. Chanca's opinion was also sought when Columbus was selecting a site for his first settlement, Isabella. While there, Chanca wrote a letter to the municipal council of his native city of Seville, which was the first document describing the flora, the fauna, the ethnology, and the ethnography of America. After his return to Spain in February 1494, he published in 1506 a medical treatise entitled ''Para curar el mal de Costado'' (The Treatment of ...
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Chanca or Chanka may refer to: * Chanca people, an ethnic group of Peru * Chanca Quechua, a language of Peru * Chhanka, a mountain in Peru * Cerro Chanka, a lava dome in Peru * Chança River, a river in Spain and Portugal See also * Diego Álvarez Chanca Diego Álvarez Chanca (c. 1463 - c. 1515) was a Spanish physician who accompanied Christopher Columbus on his second voyage. Chanca was a physician-in-ordinary to Ferdinand and Isabella, which is how he was introduced to Columbus. He was appoi ...

Arnaldo De Villanova
Arnaldus de Villa Nova (also called Arnau de Vilanova in Catalan language, Catalan, his language, Arnaldus Villanovanus, Arnaud de Ville-Neuve or Arnaldo de Villanueva, c. 1240–1311) was a physician and a religious reformer. He was also thought to be an alchemy, alchemist (his house in Montpellier, France, had a carved door showing a roaring lion and dragon that bit his tail, also known as Ouroboros, both recognized alchemical symbols). The fact that several renowned alchemists recognized him as an adept reinforces the thesis that he was an alchemist. He was also, like most wise men of his time, an astrologer. He was born in the Crown of Aragon, probably Villanueva de Jiloca (Kingdom of Aragon, Aragon) or Valencia (city in Spain), Valencia, and he studied medicine and he also took some courses of theology. After living at the court of Crown of Aragon, Aragon and teaching for many years in the Montpellier School of Medicine, he went to Paris, where he gained a considerable repu ...
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