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Francisco Vallés also known as ''Divino Vallés'' Covarrubias, 4 October 1524 –
Controversiarium medicarum et philosophicarum
'
1556
2ª ed. 1564
3ª ed. 1583
. *
Commentaria in quartum librum metheoron Aristotelis
' (1558). *
Claudii Gal. Pergameni De Locis Patientibus Libri Sex
' (1559). *
In Aphorismos, & libellum de alimento Hippocratis, comentaria
' (1561). *
Octo librorum Aristotelis de physica doctrina versio recens & commentaria
' (1562). *
Controuersiarum naturalium ad tyrones pars prima
' (1563). *
Comentarii de vrinis, pulsibus & febribus
' (1565)
1569
. *
Commentaria in Prognosticorum Hippocratis
' (1567). *
Galeni ars medicinalis commentariis
' (1567). *
Comentaria in libros Galeni de differentia febrium
' (1569). *
Commentaria in libros Hippocratis de Ratione victus in morbis acutis
' (1569)
1590
. *
In libros Hippocratis de morbis popularibus, commetaria
' (1577)
1588
. *
De sacra philosophia.
' (1587).
* '' ttps://books.google.com/books?id=FwiiCsVIxDsC Methodus medendi' (1588). *
De vrinis, pulsibus, ac febribus compendiariae tractationes.
' (1588). *
In aphorismos Hippocratis commentarij VII
' (1589).
Tratado de las aguas destiladas, pesos, y medidas de que los boticarios deuen usar.
(1592). *
De iis, quae scripta sunt physice in libris sacris siue de sacra philosophia.
' (1595).
(1620).
Francisco Valles. Retratos de Españoles ilustres con un epítome de sus vidas. Madrid; 1791
Martín Ferreira AI. «Las ‘controvertidas’ ''Controversiae'' del médico humanista Francisco Vallés: ''Controversiarum medicarum et philosophicarum libri decem'' 1556–1590». Universidad de Valladolid.
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Francisco Vallés also known as ''Divino Vallés'' Covarrubias, 4 October 1524 – Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...
, 20 September 1592) was a Spanish physician, the best example of the medical Renaissance
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in Spain.
Biography
He was born at Covarrubias, and studied in several European cities, which brought him into contact with Andrea Vesalius, the personal physician of KingPhilip II of Spain
Philip II (21 May 152713 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and List of Sicilian monarchs, Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He ...
and «''Médico de Cámara y Protomédico General de los Reinos y Señoríos de Castilla''» (chief physician Medical and General Chamber of Kingdoms and Dominions of Castile).
He served most of his life in Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish municipality of the Community of Madrid. Housing is primarily located on the right (north) bank of the Henares River, Henares. , it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated Municip ...
, where he taught medicine, and was the first in Alcalá to teach medicine for the body.
In addition to medicine Vallés was a great humanist and writer. His last years were spent in the apothecary's Monastery of ''El Escorial'', in which medicines were prepared by distillation of natural plants. He died in Burgos
Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos.
Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...
and is buried in the chapel of ''Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso
The ''Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso'' (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Colegio Mayor de San Ildefonso'') is a historic college and building located in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. It was declared ''Bien de Interés Cultural'' in 1914.
Construction ...
'' in Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish municipality of the Community of Madrid. Housing is primarily located on the right (north) bank of the Henares River, Henares. , it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated Municip ...
. He was commemorated by the noted Spanish botanists Ruiz The Spanish surname Ruiz is a patronymic from the personal name Ruy, a short form of Rodrigo, meaning "son of Roderick". Roderick's roots can be traced back to the Visigoths, the Germanic tribe which ruled in the Iberian Peninsula between the 5th an ...
and Pavón when they named a South American shrub Vallesia in 1794.
Books
*Controversiarium medicarum et philosophicarum
'
1556
2ª ed. 1564
3ª ed. 1583
. *
Commentaria in quartum librum metheoron Aristotelis
' (1558). *
Claudii Gal. Pergameni De Locis Patientibus Libri Sex
' (1559). *
In Aphorismos, & libellum de alimento Hippocratis, comentaria
' (1561). *
Octo librorum Aristotelis de physica doctrina versio recens & commentaria
' (1562). *
Controuersiarum naturalium ad tyrones pars prima
' (1563). *
Comentarii de vrinis, pulsibus & febribus
' (1565)
1569
. *
Commentaria in Prognosticorum Hippocratis
' (1567). *
Galeni ars medicinalis commentariis
' (1567). *
Comentaria in libros Galeni de differentia febrium
' (1569). *
Commentaria in libros Hippocratis de Ratione victus in morbis acutis
' (1569)
1590
. *
In libros Hippocratis de morbis popularibus, commetaria
' (1577)
1588
. *
De sacra philosophia.
' (1587).
* '' ttps://books.google.com/books?id=FwiiCsVIxDsC Methodus medendi' (1588). *
De vrinis, pulsibus, ac febribus compendiariae tractationes.
' (1588). *
In aphorismos Hippocratis commentarij VII
' (1589).
Tratado de las aguas destiladas, pesos, y medidas de que los boticarios deuen usar.
(1592). *
De iis, quae scripta sunt physice in libris sacris siue de sacra philosophia.
' (1595).
(1620).
See also
*Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares () is a Spanish municipality of the Community of Madrid. Housing is primarily located on the right (north) bank of the Henares River, Henares. , it has a population of 193,751, making it the region's third-most populated Municip ...
* Covarrubias
* Medical history
The medical history, case history, or anamnesis (from Greek: ἀνά, ''aná'', "open", and μνήσις, ''mnesis'', "memory") of a patient is a set of information the physicians collect over medical interviews. It involves the patient, and ev ...
* General practitioner
A general practitioner (GP) is a doctor who is a Consultant (medicine), consultant in general practice.
GPs have distinct expertise and experience in providing whole person medical care, whilst managing the complexity, uncertainty and risk ass ...
* University of Alcalá
The University of Alcalá () is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Madrid in Spain and also the third-largest city of the region. It was founded in 1293 as a ''Studium Generale'' for t ...
References
External links
Francisco Valles. Retratos de Españoles ilustres con un epítome de sus vidas. Madrid; 1791
Martín Ferreira AI. «Las ‘controvertidas’ ''Controversiae'' del médico humanista Francisco Vallés: ''Controversiarum medicarum et philosophicarum libri decem'' 1556–1590». Universidad de Valladolid.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Valles, Francisco 1524 births 1592 deaths People from the Province of Burgos 16th-century Spanish physicians Spanish scientists Spanish medical writers Medical educators