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3 unusual facts about Francisco Bravo


Francisco Bravo

Three years before, Dr. Pedrarias de Benavides had published his Secretos de Chirurgia, at Valladolid, Spain, and while the latter work is invaluable for the knowledge of Indian medicinal practices, and is the earliest book on these topics known to have been published, the work of Dr. Bravo has the merit of being the first medical treatise printed in America.

Of Dr. Bravo it is only known that he was a native of Osuna, and began to practice at Sevilla in 1553.

Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet High School

Bravo Medical Magnet is named after Francisco Bravo, a well-known physician who practiced in East Los Angeles, established his own clinic, and founded a scholarship fund for needy high school students interested in the health science professions.



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