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![]() Balmis balcony in the Domus museum in La Coruña (Spain), a tribute to the people of the expedition | |
Date | November 30, 1803 – 1806 |
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Type | Scientific expedition |
Cause | High mortality rate in the viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire due to smallpox |
Motive | Vaccinate the inhabitants of the viceroyalties of the Spanish Empire against smallpox |
The Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition (Spanish: Real Expedición Filantrópica de la Vacuna), commonly referred to as the Balmis Expedition, was a Spanish healthcare mission that lasted from 1803 to 1806, led by Dr Francisco Javier de Balmis, which vaccinated millions[dubious – discuss] of inhabitants of Spanish America and Asia against smallpox. The vaccine was transported through children: orphaned boys who sailed with the expedition.
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