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The 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.

17th century3 min read

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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