Miguel La Grua Talamanca y Branciforte, de los Príncipes de Carini : El Rey nuestro Señor (Dios le guarde) que vela incesantemente sobre el bien de sus fieles, leales y amantes Vasallos de este Reyno ... dignándose comunicarme por conducto del Exmô. Señor D. Eugenio de Llaguno la Real Orden siguiente : "Exmô. Señor. = En la Ciudad de Cuba se ha descubierto un especifico preservativo del mal de siete días ...

Announcement of the discovery in Cuba of a cure for the "disease of seven days", an infection of the umbilical cord of newborns that was one of the principal causes of the island's depopulation, with "Balsamo de Copayba" (copaiba balsam). The King orders the use of this bals...

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Corporate Authors: Spain, Spain. Sovereign (1788-1808 : Charles IV), New Spain. Viceroy (1794-1798 : Branciforte)
Other Authors: Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819, Llaguno y Amirola, Eugenio, -1799, Branciforte, Miguel de la Grúa y Talamanca, marqués de, approximately 1755-1812, Negreiros y Soria, José Ignacio, 1769-
Format: Book
Language:Spanish
Published: México : [publisher not identified], 1797.
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Summary:Announcement of the discovery in Cuba of a cure for the "disease of seven days", an infection of the umbilical cord of newborns that was one of the principal causes of the island's depopulation, with "Balsamo de Copayba" (copaiba balsam). The King orders the use of this balsam throughout the empire and the discontinuation of ineffective or dangerous treatments.
Item Description:Title from caption and first part of text.
Dated: Dado en Orizava, á 25 de Marzo de 1797.
The original order was signed by Eug. de Llaguno in Aranjuez, Mayo 25 de 1795 (from scanned document at the Archivo de Asunción, Paraguay).
Signed: (with rubric): El Marques de Branciforte, (in manuscript) Josef Ygno. Negueyros y Soría.
Printed with signatures.
Decorated capitals.
Physical Description:1 sheet ; 41 x 30 cm
Place of Publication:Mexico -- Orizaba (Veracruz-Llave)