The first neuroanatomical text published on the American continent: Mexico City, 1579.
DETAILS OF PUBLICATION: The first neuroanatomy text published on the American continent was included in the Tractado de Anothomia y Chirugia by Fr. Agustín Farfán, O.S.A., who received his M.D. in 1569 from the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico. It was printed in 1579 by Antonio Ricardo, a Piedmontese who had settled in Mexico City, capital of New Spain.


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. This text encompasses a very correct and complete neuroanatomy of an eminently Galenic type.
Chico-Ponce De León
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Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, Instituto Nacional de Salud, Dr. Márquez No. 162, C.P. 06720, México, Mexico D.F. fernandochico@prodigy.net.mx
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