TO HEAL IN THE WAR. THE HEALTH CARE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY OF SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL IN THE REVOLUTION OF 1859 AND THE PACIFIC WAR IN CHILE

María Paz Valdés della Maggiora*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Arrived in Chile in 1854, the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul were part of the Chilean healthcare system until the 20th century. These religious women were not strangers to the national reality of mid-19th century Chile. During various armed conflicts, they played a welfare role that went beyond hospital facilities, working in different war ambulances. Based on documentation from the congregation's archives, both national and French, along with the Annals of the Congregation of the Mission and the Daughters of Charity, this article analyses the role played by the Daughters during two armed conflicts in Chile: the Revolution of 1859 and the Pacific War.

Translated title of the contributionCURAR EN LA GUERRA. : LA ASISTENCIA SANITARIA DE LAS HIJAS DE LA CARIDAD DE SAN VICENTE DE PAUL EN LA REVOLUCIÓN DE 1859 Y LA GUERRA DEL PACÍFICO EN CHILE
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)215-244
Number of pages30
JournalHistoria 396
Volume15
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2025

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Keywords

  • Daughters of Charity
  • medicine
  • Pacific War
  • war

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