18th Century

When Madrid Buried Its Dead in Churches

Spain's greatest king solved the plague by accidentally creating the world's first public health revolution.

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18th CenturySpainPublic HealthUrban PlanningDisease ControlReligious ConflictCarlos IIIMadridCemetery ReformEnlightenmentSpanish Empire

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