Spanish Military Hospital
Hypochondriacs, doctors, and fans of medicine in general will love this place—but if you’re squeamish in hospitals, this one isn’t an exception. The clapboard building is a reconstruction of part of a hospital that stood here during the second Spanish colonial period, from 1784 to 1821. A 20-minute guided tour will show you what the apothecary, administrative offices, patients’ ward, and herbarium probably looked like in 1791. The ward and a collection of actual surgical instruments of the period will enhance your appreciation of modern medicine. Daily 45-minute tours include, yikes, surgical demonstrations, and for some odd reason, the museum is pet friendly.
Hypochondriacs, doctors, and fans of medicine in general will love this place—but if you’re squeamish in hospitals, this one isn’t an exception. The clapboard building is a reconstruction of part of a hospital that stood here during the second Spanish colonial period, from 1784 to 1821. A 20-minute guided tour will show you what the apothecary, administrative offices, patients’ ward, and herbarium probably looked like in 1791. The ward and a collection of actual surgical instruments of the period will enhance your appreciation of modern medicine. Daily 45-minute tours include, yikes, surgical demonstrations, and for some odd reason, the museum is pet friendly.
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