Article ID: CBB001450427

La polémica sobre el hombre terciario y su expresión en la valencia de comienzos del siglo XX (2012)

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The assumption by some evolutionists of the late nineteenth century about the tertiary age humanity elicited intense debate among naturalists, biologists and physicians. In Spain there were adherents and detractors, whose diatribes he entered the general context of evolutionary issue in our country. The debate was especially encouraged Following arrival in Valencia, in 1889, a fossil human skeleton from Argentina that were attributed to primitive features and great antiquity. In the early twentieth century, a number of publications on this issue revived the controversy, with the professor of the University of Valencia, Eduardo Boscá, as a supporter of the allocation of Tertiary age, and antagonism to such a proposal prominent doctor Faustino Barbera and various Jesuit scientists. Scientific evidence and ideological and religious arguments were combined to defend opposing positions.

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Authors & Contributors
Catalá-Gorgues, Jesús I.
Amy Way
García, José Ignacio
Udías Vallina, Agustín
Tirapicos, Luís
Teixidó Gómez, Francisco
Concepts
Science and religion
Human paleontology
Human evolution
Universities and colleges
Paleoanthropology
Physical anthropology
Time Periods
20th century, early
20th century
19th century
18th century
17th century
Early modern
Places
Spain
Europe
United States
Portugal
England
East Asia
Institutions
Jesuits (Society of Jesus)
Sociedad Aragonesa de Ciencias Naturales (Spain)
Junta para Ampliación de Estudios e Investigaciones Científicas (Spain)
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