Flora Huayaquilensis
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Flora Huayaquilensis is the popular name for the body of work produced by the botanist Juan José Tafalla during his time in South America.
Juan José Tafalla Navascués made one of the first expeditions to South America by a Spaniard that documented plants of South America
. His unpublished works had been in the archives for 200 years. Dr. Eduardo Estrella
was working and researching in the archives of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid Spain
in 1985 when he found the documentary of the "Fourth Division," for the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon in Peru and Chile, Dr. Estrella found a large number of descriptions of plants whose origin corresponds to the places that belong to the Royal Audience of Quito
.
The folios were numbered and contained the mysterious initials FH and those of others that do not correspond to the flora of the Royal Court and had the initials FP was not yet clear, but there was insufficient evidence to believe that was the track of something important and this leaves the publication of the flora and Huayaquilensis after 200 years, finally publishing the hard work and giving credit to the expedition of Juan José Tafalla Navascués. Dr. Eduardo Estrella Aguirre also founded the Ecuador National Museum of Medicine
.
Flora Huayaquilensis: the botanical expedition of Juan José Tafalla Navascués in the area of the Royal Audience of Quito, 1799-1808
Juan José Tafalla Navascués made one of the first expeditions to South America by a Spaniard that documented plants of South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. His unpublished works had been in the archives for 200 years. Dr. Eduardo Estrella
Eduardo Estrella Aguirre
Eduardo Estrella Aguirre was an Ecuadorian doctor and researcher who published Flora Huayaquilensis: The Botanical Expedition of Juan Tafalla 1799-1808....
was working and researching in the archives of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Madrid Spain
Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
The is an botanical garden located at , next to the Prado Museum in Madrid ....
in 1985 when he found the documentary of the "Fourth Division," for the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon in Peru and Chile, Dr. Estrella found a large number of descriptions of plants whose origin corresponds to the places that belong to the Royal Audience of Quito
Royal Audience of Quito
The Royal Audience of Quito was an administrative unit in the Spanish Empire which had political, military, and religious jurisdiction over territories that today include Ecuador, parts of northern Peru, parts of southern Colombia and parts of northern Brazil...
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The folios were numbered and contained the mysterious initials FH and those of others that do not correspond to the flora of the Royal Court and had the initials FP was not yet clear, but there was insufficient evidence to believe that was the track of something important and this leaves the publication of the flora and Huayaquilensis after 200 years, finally publishing the hard work and giving credit to the expedition of Juan José Tafalla Navascués. Dr. Eduardo Estrella Aguirre also founded the Ecuador National Museum of Medicine
Ecuador National Museum of Medicine
The Ecuador National Museum of Medicine is located in Calle Sodiro y Valparaiso, Quito, Ecuador.- The mission of the Museum of Medicine :Dr. Eduardo Estrella founded Ecuador's National Museum of Medicine on the 5th of March, 1982. The mission of Dr...
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