Justicia in Madrid, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)

Fidel Pagés Miravé

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 30, 2022

1. Fidel Pagés Miravé Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

En esta casa
vivió el cirujano
Fidel Pagés Miravé
(1886 - 1923)
descubridor de la anestesia
epidural en 1921

(English translation:)

In this house lived the surgeon, Fidel Pagés Miravé (1886 - 1923), discoverer of epidural anesthesia in 1921.

Erected 2015 by Ayuntiemento de Madrid.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the City of Madrid - "Yellow Diamond" series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 26, 1886.

Location. 40° 25.229′ N, 3° 41.926′ W. Marker is in Madrid. It is in Justicia. Marker is on Calle de las Infantas, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: C de las Infantas 13, Madrid 28004, Spain. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Angel Martín Pompey (within shouting distance of this marker); Eduardo Chicharro (within shouting distance of this marker); Victor Hugo (within shouting distance of this marker); Bar Chicote (about

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90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Gioachino Rossini (about 90 meters away); Enrique Jardiel Poncela (about 90 meters away); Santa María Micaela (Madre Sacramento) (about 120 meters away); Casa de las Siete Chimeneas / House of the Seven Chimneys (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Madrid.

Also see . . . Fidel Pagés (Wikipedia).

"Fidel Pagés Miravé (January 26, 1886 – September 21, 1923) was a Spanish military surgeon, known for developing the technique of epidural anesthesia.

He practised a wide range of traumatological and surgical techniques, both for war injuries and civil purposes, contributed to the modernisation of surgery in Spain and participated actively in the reorganisation of the Spanish Military Health system in the 1920s. Due to his early accidental death, his pioneering work in epidural anesthesia (or metameric anesthesia as he called it) went unnoticed for many years outside of Spanish speaking countries."

(Submitted on May 6, 2022.)

Fidel Pagés Miravé Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 30, 2022

2. Fidel Pagés Miravé Marker - wide view

Fidel Pagés Miravé Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 30, 2022

3. Fidel Pagés Miravé Marker - wider view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.