People of Estepona
Under verificationThe doctor who healed Estepona and ended up in Algiers
He treated epidemics along the Andalusian coast in the 17th century. When he embarked for Málaga, a Barbary corsair captured him. He spent thirteen years imprisoned in Algiers. He kept practising medicine. A street in the centre bears his name.
Período
Siglo XVII
Ciudades tratadas
Estepona y Marbella
Años preso en Argel
13 años
Epidemias curadas en Argel
3
Calle que lleva su nombre
Calle Murillo, casco histórico
Licenciado Murillo was a 17th-century physician who treated epidemics in Estepona and Marbella, was captured by Barbary pirates and spent 13 years imprisoned in Algiers, where he continued practising medicine through three epidemics. Calle Murillo in the old town bears his name.
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Full translation into English is planned for a future phase.