Epidemics in Minho between the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th

Alexandra  Esteves; Sílvia Pinto

doi:10.5212/Rev.Hist.Reg.v.29.22410

Authors

Dra. Universidade do Minho https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0660-9485
Sílvia Pinto Universidade do Minho- FCT https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7183-4067

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/Rev.Hist.Reg.v.29.22410

Keywords:

Minho, Diseases, Epidemics, Hygiene, Hospitals

Abstract

With the present article, we aim to put forward our research findings on the diseases and epidemics that plagued Portugal and, in particular, the region that borders the Spanish province of Galicia: Minho. To this end, we mainly looked into medical reports and the local press. Throughout the 19^th century and the first decades of the 20^th, several diseases brought death and misery to the people in Minho, notably, cholera, smallpox, typhus, and the pneumonic flu. At the same time, poverty, along with a lack of hygiene care, and the precarious living conditions of the general population, amongst other factors, triggered the advent and spread of all kinds of diseases. In order to fight them and prevent their escalation, several measures were adopted by the health and administrative authorities; however, they were not always well accepted by the people, as they undermined their livelihood and lifestyle.

Author Biographies

Dra., Universidade do Minho

Alexandra Esteves has a PhD in Contemporary History and is an assistant professor at the History Department of the University of Minho, where she is also director of the Master's Degree in Cultural Heritage and vice-president for Research at the Institute of Social Sciences. She is also an integrated researcher at the Landscapes, Heritage and Territory Laboratory (Lab2PT) of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho, where she coordinates the Lands group, and a collaborating researcher at the Center for Philosophical and Humanistic Studies of the Portuguese Catholic University. 5 years later, she is the director of the Master's Degree in Cultural Heritage and vice-president for Research at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho.

Sílvia Pinto, Universidade do Minho- FCT

Sílvia Pinto has a degree in History and Master in Heritage and Cultural Tourism from the University of Minho, a degree obtained in 2017 with the dissertation entitled The patrimonial and cultural dimension of Sociedade Martins Sarmento (Guimarães) analyzed from the Guimarães periodical press. She has experience in the field of historical research through a professional internship at Sociedade Martins Sarmento. In 2021, she started his PhD in History with the project financed by the FCT, called Spaces, sociabilities and leisure in Baixo Minho (1850-1933). She has published articles and book chapters on themes related to the history of epidemics, public health and documentary heritage.

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Epidemics in Minho between the 19th century and the first two decades of the 20th

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