Frustrated, misunderstood and forgotten: Spanish explorers of the enlightenment

Authors

  • Antonio González Bueno Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.79.2647

Keywords:

America, expedition, Philippines, Enlightenment, travel

Abstract

In the late eighteenth century, the Spanish Crown, like other monarchies, began promoting expeditions which, as well as laying claim on the territories visited, compiled studies and catalogues of their natural resources. On their return, however, most members of these expeditions met with misunderstanding and neglect by the very institutions that had promoted the mission.

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Author Biography

Antonio González Bueno, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

Full Professor of History of Pharmacy at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain).

References

Galera Gómez, A., 2010. Las corbetas del Rey: el viaje alrededor del mundo de Alejandro Malaspina (1789-1794). Fundación BBVA. Madrid.

González Bueno, A., 2008. José Celestino Mutis (1732-1808). Naturaleza y arte en el nuevo Reyno de Granada. CSIC / AECID. Madrid.

González Bueno, A. and R. Rodríguez Nozal, 2000. Plantas americanas para la España ilustrada: génesis, desarrollo y ocaso del proyecto español de expediciones botánicas. Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid.

Moreno, R., 1988. La primera cátedra de botánica en México, 1788. Sociedad Botánica de México / Sociedad Mexicana de Historia de la Ciencia y de la Tecnología. Mexico D. F.

Puerto Sarmiento, F. J., 1988. La ilusión quebrada. Botánica, sanidad y política científica en la España Ilustrada. Serbal / CSIC. Barcelona.

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Published

2014-06-01

How to Cite

González Bueno, A. (2014). Frustrated, misunderstood and forgotten: Spanish explorers of the enlightenment. Metode Science Studies Journal, (4), 133–137. https://doi.org/10.7203/metode.79.2647
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Issue

The spirit of science (2014)

Section

Pathfinders in science. Expeditions and voyages of discovery

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