Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaBetween malaria, yellow fever, viruela and the fiscal crisis in the war of independence, 1815-1819.
In colonial times, epidemics such as smallpox, yellow fever, malaria and dysentery were common both in the population and in the troops. The state made efforts to protect them from such epidemics, but that was not enough in the midst of a hostile environment and a precarious notion of public health....
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| Formato: | Revistas |
| Lenguaje: | Español |
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Universidad de Cartagena
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unicartagena.edu.co/index.php/panoramaeconomico/article/view/2577 |
| Sumario: | In colonial times, epidemics such as smallpox, yellow fever, malaria and dysentery were common both in the population and in the troops. The state made efforts to protect them from such epidemics, but that was not enough in the midst of a hostile environment and a precarious notion of public health. Based on the concept of a tax-military state, this article aims to analyze how illnesses could affect troops and finance towards the end of the colonial period, during the War of Independence. This work is supported by original documentary sources from the General Archives of the Nation. |
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