‘It is possible to live without breathing.’ Theoretical context and practical framework of the divers of the royal Spanish Armada in the eighteenth century

This paper analyses the literature produced and the principal instruments and machines devised in Europe throughout the Modern Age, whose purpose was to teach people to swim and to dive, as well as the medical techniques employed to revive drowned victims in the eighteenth century. In this cultural,...

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Autor principal: García Hurtado, Manuel-Reyes
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Publicado: Escuela de Historia. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2021
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spelling I15-R201-article-5012025-04-27T22:03:17Z ‘It is possible to live without breathing.’ Theoretical context and practical framework of the divers of the royal Spanish Armada in the eighteenth century “Se puede vivir sin respirar”. Contexto teórico y marco práctico de los buzos en la Real Armada española en el siglo XVIII García Hurtado, Manuel-Reyes This paper analyses the literature produced and the principal instruments and machines devised in Europe throughout the Modern Age, whose purpose was to teach people to swim and to dive, as well as the medical techniques employed to revive drowned victims in the eighteenth century. In this cultural, material and scientific context, after the sinking of the ship San Juan de Alcántara in 1786 the pressing issue of creating diving schools in three departments of the Armada (Cadiz, Ferrol and Cartegena) was raised in Spain. This initiative would be the first of its kind in the world, but its development and effects were very limited, thus contributing to undermine the Armada at the end of the Old Regime, for divers were as essential in arsenals and on board ships as they were always insufficient in number. Analizamos la producción escrita y los principales instrumentos y máquinas ideados a lo largo de la Edad Moderna en Europa destinados a posibilitar el aprendizaje de la natación y del buceo, así como las técnicas médicas en el siglo XVIII para reanimar a los ahogados. En este contexto cultural, material y científico, a raíz del naufragio del navío San Juan de Alcántara en 1786 se plantea en España la necesidad de crear escuelas de buceo en los tres Departamentos de la Armada (Cádiz, Ferrol y Cartagena). Esta iniciativa será la primera a nivel mundial, pero su desarrollo y efectos fueron muy limitados, lo que supuso un elemento más de debilitamiento de la Armada a finales del Antiguo Régimen, ya que los buzos eran tan esenciales en los arsenales y en las embarcaciones como siempre fueron absolutamente insuficientes. Escuela de Historia. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2021-04-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/html https://revistapaginas.unr.edu.ar/index.php/RevPaginas/article/view/501 10.35305/rp.v13i32.501 Revista Paginas; Vol. 13 Núm. 32 (2021): MAYO/AGOSTO: Genealogías de devenires feministas en África 1851-992X spa https://revistapaginas.unr.edu.ar/index.php/RevPaginas/article/view/501/620 https://revistapaginas.unr.edu.ar/index.php/RevPaginas/article/view/501/648 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0
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title ‘It is possible to live without breathing.’ Theoretical context and practical framework of the divers of the royal Spanish Armada in the eighteenth century
title_short ‘It is possible to live without breathing.’ Theoretical context and practical framework of the divers of the royal Spanish Armada in the eighteenth century
title_full ‘It is possible to live without breathing.’ Theoretical context and practical framework of the divers of the royal Spanish Armada in the eighteenth century
title_fullStr ‘It is possible to live without breathing.’ Theoretical context and practical framework of the divers of the royal Spanish Armada in the eighteenth century
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description This paper analyses the literature produced and the principal instruments and machines devised in Europe throughout the Modern Age, whose purpose was to teach people to swim and to dive, as well as the medical techniques employed to revive drowned victims in the eighteenth century. In this cultural, material and scientific context, after the sinking of the ship San Juan de Alcántara in 1786 the pressing issue of creating diving schools in three departments of the Armada (Cadiz, Ferrol and Cartegena) was raised in Spain. This initiative would be the first of its kind in the world, but its development and effects were very limited, thus contributing to undermine the Armada at the end of the Old Regime, for divers were as essential in arsenals and on board ships as they were always insufficient in number.
publisher Escuela de Historia. Facultad de Humanidades y Artes. Universidad Nacional de Rosario
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