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Diego Álvarez Chanca

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24: 230: 217: 223: 267: 326: 331: 306: 301: 296: 316: 311: 17: 260: 50: 61:, which Chanca successfully treated. Several other members of the crew were also treated for malaria during this period. 253: 321: 72:, which was the first document describing the flora, the fauna, the ethnology, and the ethnography of America. 182: 195: 291: 286: 151: 65: 88: 35: 64:
Chanca's opinion was also sought when Columbus was selecting a site for his first settlement,
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He is also credited with introducing red pepper (capsaicin) and allspice to Spanish cuisine.
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After his return to Spain in February 1494, he published in 1506 a medical treatise entitled
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This biographical article related to medicine in Spain is a
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Diego Alvarez Chanca, Commentum novum (1514) title page
152:History of Spices, The McCormick Science Institute 111: 109: 107: 85:De conservanda juventute et retardanda senectute 261: 53:to America in 1493. Shortly after landing on 8: 268: 254: 187:The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 16:For other people named Diego Álvarez, see 127: 103: 57:, Columbus suffered from an attack of 41:Chanca was a physician-in-ordinary to 200:The Christopher Columbus Encyclopedia 139: 7: 212: 210: 115: 327:Spanish explorers of North America 14: 228: 221: 215: 332:Spanish medical biography stubs 307:16th-century Spanish physicians 302:15th-century Spanish physicians 297:15th-century Spanish explorers 181:Olson, Julius E., ed. (1906). 18:Diego Álvarez (disambiguation) 1: 317:15th-century Spanish writers 312:Explorers of Central America 240:. You can help Knowledge by 77:Para curar el mal de Costado 348: 209: 189:. Charles Scribner's Sons. 176:. Robert Appleton Company. 15: 194:Ruiz, Teofilo F. (1992). 174:The Catholic Encyclopedia 168:Fuentes, Ventura (1908). 154:, accessed March 28, 2022 202:. Simon & Schuster. 196:"Chanca, Diego Alvarez" 91:, a brother-physician. 49:to accompany Columbus' 170:"Diego Alvarez Chanca" 43:Ferdinand and Isabella 38:on his second voyage. 28: 26: 89:Arnaldo de Villanova 36:Christopher Columbus 32:Diego Álvarez Chanca 79:(The Treatment of 29: 249: 248: 51:second expedition 339: 322:Court physicians 270: 263: 256: 232: 227: 226: 225: 219: 211: 203: 190: 177: 155: 149: 143: 137: 131: 125: 119: 113: 347: 346: 342: 341: 340: 338: 337: 336: 277: 276: 275: 274: 220: 214: 207: 193: 180: 167: 164: 159: 158: 150: 146: 138: 134: 126: 122: 114: 105: 100: 21: 12: 11: 5: 345: 343: 335: 334: 329: 324: 319: 314: 309: 304: 299: 294: 289: 279: 278: 273: 272: 265: 258: 250: 247: 246: 233: 205: 204: 191: 178: 163: 160: 157: 156: 144: 132: 120: 102: 101: 99: 96: 87:, the work of 59:malarial fever 47:Crown of Spain 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 344: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 320: 318: 315: 313: 310: 308: 305: 303: 300: 298: 295: 293: 290: 288: 285: 284: 282: 271: 266: 264: 259: 257: 252: 251: 245: 243: 239: 234: 231: 224: 218: 213: 208: 201: 197: 192: 188: 184: 179: 175: 171: 166: 165: 161: 153: 148: 145: 141: 136: 133: 129: 124: 121: 117: 112: 110: 108: 104: 97: 95: 92: 90: 86: 82: 78: 73: 71: 67: 62: 60: 56: 52: 48: 44: 39: 37: 33: 25: 19: 292:1510s deaths 287:1460s births 242:expanding it 235: 206: 199: 186: 173: 162:Bibliography 147: 135: 128:Fuentes 1908 123: 93: 84: 76: 74: 63: 40: 31: 30: 281:Categories 140:Olson 1906 98:References 55:Hispaniola 116:Ruiz 1992 81:Pleurisy 66:Isabella 70:Seville 238:stub 283:: 198:. 185:. 172:. 106:^ 269:e 262:t 255:v 244:. 142:. 130:. 118:. 20:.

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Diego Álvarez (disambiguation)

Christopher Columbus
Ferdinand and Isabella
Crown of Spain
second expedition
Hispaniola
malarial fever
Isabella
Seville
Pleurisy
Arnaldo de Villanova



Ruiz 1992
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History of Spices, The McCormick Science Institute
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"Letter of Dr. Chanca on the Second Voyage of Columbus"
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