Abstract

GARCIA FERNANDEZ, Estrellita. Health and death in the Belen hospital and graveyard. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2009, vol.16, n.46, pp.173-203. ISSN 1665-0565.

The Belen hospital and graveyard is one of the most important architectural legacies in Guadalajara, not only because it is more than 200 years old, but also because by studying it we are now able to know more about the notions of health, sickness and death in the society that erected it, and the changes underwent since.

Keywords : Health; sickness; hospital; graveyard; architectural legacy.