2019, Number 6
Enrique Canals Infante: prominent dentist of Pinar del Río in the War of Independence
Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 1034-1041
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: at crucial moments in the Cuban nation, dentists were present who, by joining the independence struggle, stepped forward to be on the side of duty.Objective: the contribution of the independence activity of Enrique Canals Infante during the colonial era to the development of the Cuban nation and to the training of a model of professional in dentistry studies.
Methods: a historical research was carried out based on the materialistic-dialectic method. Within the theoretical level, methods such as analysis-synthesis, induction-deduction and historical-logical were applied. At the empirical level, the documentary analysis of 14 bibliographic articles from different databases was carried out between December and January 2019.
Conclusions: Enrique Canals Infante is an outstanding patriot of Pinar del Río dentistry specialty. The characteristics of the colonial period in Cuba and in Pinar del Río were determinant for his significant independence activity in the development of Cuban nationality. His actions transcended the work of other revolutionaries as Isabel Rubio and Antonio Maceo, from his spirit of struggle against foreign domination. Dentistry students are trained in the values of patriotism and humanism inherited from distinctive figures of the profession such as this patriot, with notable contributions to the process of national emancipation; building a model to be followed for the present and future generations of Pinar del Río citizens.
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