title: [Modernization, medicine, disease, and public health in Caracas (1870-1877)].
abstract: Between 1870 and 1877, under German Antonio Guzmán Blanco's first period of government, a set of measures was inaugurated with the intent of modernizing Venezuelan society, government, and the State. The city of Caracus was a prime setting in which to undertake a series of reformist works and measures meant to transform the capital into an urban space boasting features similar to Europe's major cities. Standing among the years' main developments are the pactice and teaching of medicine, measures seeking to improve public health conditions, and the express desire to use legal norms and resolutions to attack the principle diseases afflicting Caracas residents. The government and its circle of professional elites sought to set the stage to attract capital and European immigrants.
authors.affiliation: Hispanoamericanos de la Facultad de Humanidades y Educación de la Universidad Central de Venezuela. germany@cantv.net
authors.forename: Germán Yépez
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Colmenares
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D008511:Medicine; D011634:Public Health / Q000266:history*; D019037:Urban Health Services / Q000266:history*; D014687:Venezuela