This portal of the Miguel de Cervantes Digital Library offers free access and detailed descriptions of a wide selection of bibliographic and iconographic sources recovered and digitalized as part of the preservation and dissemination Fontilles heritage project.
Fontilles and leprosy in Spain
Published by the University of Alicante, Éramos todos iguales, collects a selection of life stories by people affected by leprosy in Spain. These vital testimonies have been fundamental for the design of this exhibition.
t is a website with bibliographic, iconographic, cartographic and documentary resources, created to facilitate and encourage research on the history of leprosy around the world.
International Leprosy Association-History of Leprosy
The Fontilles Foundation works against leprosy and other diseases through international health cooperation projects.
Founded in 1974, this foundation actively works to promote health and defend human dignity through the training of people and communities affected by leprosy. The project to preserve and disseminate the historical heritage of the Fontilles sanatorium, of which this exhibition is a part, has been possible thanks to the financing provided by this foundation.
ORGANIZED BY University of Valencia University Cultural Service / Interuniversity Institute López Piñero / Palau de Cerveró
COLLABORATES Fundació Fontilles
