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Crónicas de arroz, mosquitos y paludismo en España: el caso de la provincia de Valencia (s. XVIII-XX)

2010; Spanish National Research Council; Volume: 70; Issue: 236 Linguagem: Espanhol

10.3989/hispania.2010.v70.i236.329

1988-8368

Rubén Bueno Marí, Ricardo Jiménez Peydró,

Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regions

This study analyzes the situation of the rice fields in the Valencia province (Eastern Spain) during the centuries XVIII-XX. This area, together with the region of Campo Aranuelo (Western Spain), is one of the territories with highest malaria prevalence during the Spain's Modern History. Medical, demographic, social, economic and legal issues related with the problematic of the rice during this epoch are also discussed. Furthermore, this article provides information about the supposed transmission mechanisms of the disease, as well as the fight against it through chemotherapeutic and environmental sanitation techniques.