title: [The first case of melancholia in Rio de la Plata].
abstract: Alonso Cabrera's is the first recorded case of melancholy in the history of the River Plate area so far. It is the author's contention that melancholy, as it appears in Western countries nowadays, could not have appeared prior to the Renaissance period: Indeed, it was necessary that Europeans were in a position to achieve a sufficient point of personal differentiation so that they could feel responsible for their acts by means of guilt--hence falling into melancholy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D001118:Argentina; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000266:history*; D005197:Famous Persons; D049669:History, 16th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history*; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: El primer caso de melancolía en el Río de la Plata.