Francisco Lopez de Villalobos (1473–1549) was a Jewish converso , physician and author in the 15th century. Villalobos is credited with one of the earliest descriptions of syphilis . He has been considered part of the School of Salamanca .[ 1]
Francisco descended from a long line of physicians; his father, grandfather and several ancestors before him serving Spanish nobility, including King Fernando , the Duke of Alba , the Queen of Aragon and Emperor Charles V .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
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^ The London Medical Press & Circular, Volumen 1 . 1871. p. 100.^ KLEISS, EKKEHARD (1975). "Book Reviews". Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences . XXX (3): 290. doi :10.1093/jhmas/XXX.3.290 . ^ Baron, Salo (1973). A Social and religious history of the Jews . New York: Columbia Univ. Pr. ISBN 978-0231088527 ^ Arrizabalaga, Jon (23 May 2018). "[Francisco López de Villalobos (c.1473-c.1549), court doctor]". Dynamis (Granada, Spain) . 22 : 29– 58. PMID 12675067 .
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