Carving a Niche: The Medical Profession in Mexico, 1800-1870

The beginning of the Mexican War of Independence in 1810 triggered radical political, social, and economic changes, including the reorganization of the medical profession. During this tumultuous period of transition, physicians and surgeons merged in an effort to monopolize the field and ensure their professional survival in a postcolonial, liberal republic.

Carving a Niche traces the evolution of various medical occupations in Mexico from the end of the colonial period to the beginning of t...