BIOGRAPHY OF CRISTÓBAL HERNÁNDEZ ROCA (1921-2011): DESCRIPTION AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE CLINICAL MATERIAL DONATED TO THE FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE IN MURCIA (SPAIN)
Abstract
The work vindicates the figure and professional career of the veterinarian Mr. Cristóbal Hernández Roca (Mazarrón, 1921-Murcia, 2011) and describes and values the clinical material that he donated to the FVTUM during his lifetime, consisting of a horseshoe bench, instruments related to the equine clinic and the articulated skeleton of a horse. The objectives set were: 1) Complete the biography of Mr. Cristóbal Hernández Roca; 2) Make a description of the donated clinical material; 3) Formulate proposals to value the donated material. To achieve the objectives, digital newspaper archives, books, doctoral theses, articles, newspapers and websites that could provide data about Doctor. Hernández Roca and the art of shoeing have been consulted. The results obtained have allowed us to consider Doctor Cristóbal Hernández Roca one of the most relevant veterinarians in the Region of Murcia in the 20th century, very involved in the theoretical and practical teaching of the art of shoeing. Graduate (Córdoba, 1951) and Doctor in Veterinary Medicine (Madrid, 1973), Doctor Hernández Roca developed his professional work in different locations in the Region of Murcia, standing out as a specialist in equine and small animal clinics, research in animal nutrition, inspection in slaughterhouses, defender and promoter of the art of shoeing. Great-grandson of Albéitar farrier and grandson and son of farriers, he left evidence of his profound knowledge with the publication of two books, “Pathology of the horse's foot and notions of the art of shoeing and forging” (1997) and “Theory and practice of the art of shoeing and forging” (2004). Likewise, it has been possible to identify and describe the donated instruments related to the equine clinic, most of them used in the art of shoeing and forging. Finally, we present proposals for explanatory texts that allow the interpretation and enhancement of the material donated and currently displayed in the hall of FVTUM.
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