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Spread of Arabic Medicine in Iberia

Type Event Region Iberia Time 1161–1170

In the 1160s, amid the Reconquista and multicultural coexistence, Arabic medical knowledge continued to spread through Cordoba, Toledo, and Almohad t…

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  1. 1161–1164Cordoba · CordobaUnder Almohad rule, Cordoba retained its Arabic medical education and clinical traditions, with active copying of medical texts and operation of pharmacies, providing a foundation for the transmission of medical knowledge on the peninsula.
  2. 1162–1169Cordoba · Al-AndalusIbn Rushd (Averroes) wrote medical and philosophical works at the Almohad court, producing commentaries on Galenic medical texts; his writings later profoundly influenced teaching in European medical schools through Latin translations.
  3. 1165–1170Toledo · CastileThe Toledo translation school rendered Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine and Arabic commentaries on Galen into Latin; Christian and Jewish scholars collaborated, transmitting Islamic medical knowledge through Iberia into Western European universities and monastic hospitals.

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