Background:

Villa Clara’s history of public health records numerous doctors who stood out in their profession, and at the same time cultivated various branches of culture and art, so they occupy significant spaces in society.

Objective:

to characterize some professionals who successfully practiced as doctors and made contributions to the history and culture of Villa Clara’s territory at different times of the historical evolution.

Methods:

a historical documentary investigation was carried out during 2018, theoretical methods were used that allowed the analysis of the object of study, based on the historical-logical interaction and from the temporal and spatial dimensions; and empirical: documentary analysis and interviews to key informants; Methodological contrast of sources was carried out to arrive at integrative considerations.

Results:

biographical aspects of Don Bartolomé Jacinto Dubois de la Rosa, Don José Surí Águila, José Rafael Tristá Valdés, José Cornide Rivera, Facundo Ramos, José Andrés Martínez Fortún y Foyo, Tomás Capote Pérez and Tomás Hernández are offered in chronological order, in which their scientific-medical work and their contributions to historical knowledge and arts in Villa Clara stand out.

Conclusions:

these professionals, in addition to developing their profession with quality and prestige, they also stood out in some branches of the history and general culture of the territory, leaving a valuable scientific and cultural legacy that must be highlighted and disseminated among medical sciences students of Villa Clara.

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