title: [The Protomedicato Tribunal and the royal physicians (1665-1724)].
abstract: This article tries to reconstruct the composition of the Board of Royal Physicians during the reign of Charles II (1665-1799) and the first part of the reign of Philip V (1700-1724), a crucial period in the introduction of modern science and medicine in the Spanish Kingdoms. Their personal records, to be found in the Archivo General de Palacio in Madrid, have been exhaustively consulted. Some of these royal physicians formed part of the Castilian Tribunal del Protomedicato, by means of which the Board of Royal Physicians was selected, promoted and controlled. The Protomedicato was an important battlefield in the conflict between traditional and modern medicine, in which Italian physicians played a decisive role.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Historia de la Ciencia de la Institución "Milà i Fontanals", Barcelona.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pardo Tomás
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martínez Vidal
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D006077:Government Agencies / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D008007:Licensure, Medical / Q000266:history*; D011364:Professional Practice / Q000266:history*; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: El Tribunal del Protomedicato y los médicos reales (1665-1724): entre la gracia real y la carrera profesional.