Certificate issued to Nicolás Altamirano
- Date:
- 1690
- Reference:
- WMS/Amer.51
- Part of:
- New Spain: official documentation
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Certificate of examination and approval in the theory and practice of medicine of the bachiller Nicolás Altamirano. Produced in Mexico. An original copy dated 12 August 1690 on papel sellado for 1690-91. Signed, with rúbrica, by Joseph Dias Brisuela, Catedrático propietario de prima de medicina from 1687 to his death in 1692. The certificate describes the candidate's personal appearance, vouches for his limpieza de sangre, describes his examination and his oath, and awards him licence to practise.
Publication/Creation
1690
Physical description
1 ll. 31 x 21 cm. Bound.
Acquisition note
Purchased 1962.
Finding aids
Described in: Robin Price, An Annotated Catalogue of Medical Americana in the Library of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1983).
Ownership note
The items in this collection formed part of the Guerra Collection.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores