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<\/a><\/p>\nThe director general for External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Pablo Hurtado, inaugurated today the course \u201cHealth, Illness and Nutrition During the Reign of Charles V\u201d, which will run until 25 July at the Monastery of San Jer\u00f3nimo de Yuste. This event concludes the Campus Yuste training programme, part of the 26th<\/sup> edition of the University of Extremadura\u2019s International Summer\/Autumn Courses. <\/strong>(23\/07\/2025)<\/p>\n The director general highlighted the figure of Charles V as a central axis in European and global history, having witnessed the birth of what we now know as \u201cthe first wave of globalisation, as he ruled an empire in which the destinies of Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia were interwoven with unprecedented intensity\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n In this regard, Hurtado described the Monastery of San Jer\u00f3nimo de Yuste as \u201ca space to engage deeply with the world, where memory becomes awareness and the past serves as a compass for our future\u201d.<\/p>\n He went on to recall that the three previous courses addressed key milestones and challenges shaping recent history. \u201cWe have examined the transition to democracy as an experience of consensus, courage and responsible citizenship; we have reflected on the forty years since Spain and Portugal joined the European Economic Communities; and we have critically analysed the new world order in which Europe must determine the role it wishes to play\u201d.<\/p>\n To conclude, the director general reaffirmed the importance of human dignity, critical knowledge, and respect for truth as essential foundations for tackling the shared challenges that affect collective health, social cohesion, and democratic coexistence. \u201cThis is the ultimate aim of Campus Yuste: to think together in order to build with critical insight, intellectual ambition, and with commitment and sensitivity\u201d, he concluded.<\/p>\n The course\u2019s co-director, C\u00e9sar Chaparro, meanwhile, recalled that the era of Charles V is a recurring theme in Campus Yuste\u2019s programmes, listing the various topics explored in previous years, such as diplomacy, the role of women, the emperor\u2019s enemies, the Lutheran Reformation, humanism, and literature, among others.<\/p>\n \u201cMedicine and disease are of extraordinary importance in the social, political, economic and cultural life of a country\u201d, Chaparro stated, adding that \u201cthis course encourages us to explore, from the perspectives of humanism, history and science, how medical knowledge, cultural exchanges, food discoveries and therapeutic practices formed part of a social, political and spiritual fabric undergoing profound transformation\u201d.<\/p>\n All these topics will be addressed from both European and American viewpoints, as one must not forget that \u201cthe American reality provided economic, medical, scientific and nutritional resources to Renaissance Europe\u201d, the course\u2019s co-director explained.<\/p>\n In addition to physical illnesses, there were also diseases of the soul \u2014or mental conditions\u2014 which were regarded as social or religious issues. \u201cAlongside academic medicine, there existed a legion of home remedy practitioners, witches and sorcerers, folk healers, travelling salesmen and charlatans\u201d, he noted. Beyond these subjects, medical education, hospital medicine and hospices, the regulation of medical practice by various authorities \u2014particularly the Crown\u2014 the link between illness and environment, and both individual and public hygiene will also be key themes explored over the three days.<\/p>\n To conclude the course\u2019s opening session, the vice-rector for University Extension at the University of Extremadura, Mar\u00eda Teresa Terr\u00f3n, took the floor, highlighting the significance of the Monastery of Yuste as a place that brings people together around a monarch who symbolises the union of European countries \u2014an issue of vital importance in today\u2019s political, economic and cultural context.<\/p>\n For the vice-rector, \u201cstrengthening the construction of a European identity \u2014one that guarantees freedoms\u2014 requires us to honour the leading historical figures who laid the foundations of the path we are now following and must support with all the resources at our disposal\u201d, she explained.<\/p>\n She also underscored the Campus Yuste programme as a key feature of the University\u2019s summer calendar.<\/p>\n More than 70 people have registered for this course, both in person and online, from countries including Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic Ecuador, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Nicaragua, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav in_same_term=”on” prev_text=”VER NOTICIA ANTERIOR” next_text=”VER NOTICIA SIGUIENTE” admin_label=”\u2190 NAVEGACION POR NOTICIAS \u2192” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ custom_margin=”||3%|” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_nav][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The director general for External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Pablo Hurtado, inaugurated today the course \u201cHealth, Illness and Nutrition During the Reign of Charles V\u201d, which will run until 25 July at the Monastery of San Jer\u00f3nimo de Yuste. 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