of Babylon, as well as the codex of the Hittites, are proofs of the relationship between law and medicine. On May 12, 1879, Luis Hidalgo y Carpio, an eminent Mexican physician of the nineteenth century, whom his contemporaries considered the best forensic doctor of his time, died in Mexico City.[1] As a forerunner of forensic medicine in Mexico, he was also a great disseminator of health knowledge, as he was the founder and editor-in-chief of the Medical Gazette of Mexico. Father of modern forensic medicine in Mexico. define the current concept of violation in the Criminal Code. He was an important authority in Egypt, considered the first expert in forensic medicine, and was also the architect of the first pyramid, which Luis Hidalgo y Carpio began writing in 1842, the year he published twelve academic articles in the Journal of the Mexican Academy of Medicine. In 1869 he wrote the text Introduction to the Study of Forensic Medicine, a collection and analysis of his experiences as a residency, which was used as a textbook at the National School of Medicine. In 1877 he concluded his essay with the Compendium of Forensic Medicine, a text of great importance for his time, which forms the basis of the subject of the same name, which was taught in 1878. This makes him a pioneer in this field in Mexico and his writings related to study. Flores F. History of Medicine in Mexico. Facsimile edition. Mexico: Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social; 1982.

All this forensic information enabled TLATOCAN to justify sanctioning offenders. This was the function of the pre-Hispanic coroner. Hidalgo y Carpio was born on March 18, 1818. In 1838, he enrolled at the Institute of Medical Sciences in Mexico City and graduated as a surgeon in 1843. He was professionally trained as part of the educational reform by Valentín Gómez Farías, who, as vice president of Mexico in 1833, decreed the merger of the careers of medicine and surgery, from which the first surgeons graduated. The doctor from Puebla studied botany because he was interested in herbalism from an early age. He also practiced clinical medicine, treated patients directly, and was interested in the integration of teaching, legal knowledge in his profession – he was a forensic pathologist, forensic expert – and the dissemination of medicine, of which he became editor of specialized publications on health issues. The famous Dr. Luis Hidalgo y Carpio, considered the father of Mexican forensic medicine, defines it as the knowledge of medicine and secondary sciences, essential to illustrate judges in the application or formulation of certain laws, so that it is the branch of medicine that gathers all the medical knowledge that can be applied to support the lawyer and the administration of justice and that is useful, To clarify or resolve for our indigenous ancestors, their legislation was very strict and progressive.

The investigation into the acts of violence presented was judged by CALPULLIS, which formed a TLATOCAN, which in turn was responsible for monitoring compliance with the law and severely punishing errors and crimes committed, so that the expertise of pre-Hispanic doctors was of paramount importance. Hidalgo and Carpio L. Compendium of forensic medicine according to the legislation of the Federal District. Mexico: Imprenta by Ignacio Escalante; 1877. On the day of his death, his colleagues and relatives organized a funeral evening in the auditorium of the Academy of Medicine, of which he was president in 1867. The tribute was attended by important personalities and authorities of the time, who recognized the work of Hidalgo y Carpio, who invited his students to be ideal doctors and dedicated his life to public health and medicine with humility, generosity and solidarity. His contributions to the development and dissemination of national and international medicine constitute his greatest legacy as a pioneer in the democratization of health. In the 1870s, as a member of the National Academy of Medicine, he distinguished himself as editor of the publication of the distinguished group of nationally recognized physicians: the Medical Gazette of Mexico, whose editorial line was characterized by freedom and expression and variety of articles presented, as long as they were based on the scientific method.

This publication contained not only documents in Spanish, but also articles in other languages such as French – since important pathologists and physiologists such as León Coindet were members of the association. In addition to the publication of the Gazette, Luis Hidalgo y Carpio published about 54 works from the first volume (1864) to the fourteenth volume (1879, the year of his death). His articles include „Forensic Medical Classification of Wounds“, „Pathological Anatomy“, „Treatment of Croup by Inhalation of Wet Mercury-Sulfide Vapours“, „Typhoid“ and „Biliary Tumor Successfully Operated by Indirect Puncture“[3], examples that explain the extensive knowledge of the Puebla doctor. He was secretary of the College of Medicine and professor of internal pathology, pharmacology, physiology, outpatient clinic and forensic medicine, during the American invasion he was a military surgeon. Between 1850 and 1874, he was responsible for the management of the newly founded San Pablo Hospital and served for more than a decade on the Supreme Board of Health, founded in 1841. In 1871, at the Juárez Hospital in Mexico, he performed the first removal of the anus and part of the rectum perineally in America and was the first in the world to perform a ligation of the omentum in the hernias of this membrane. He also distinguished himself by his method of controlling inflammation of the membrane surrounding the lungs. To his experience, he added forensic medicine and forensics. [2] Garcia-Procel E.

P by Dr. Luresidents of the National Academy of Medicine, 1864-2006. Mexico: National Academy of Medicine; 2006. Matute A. From the press to history. In: Castro M, Hrsg. Typen und Zeichen: die mexikanische Presse (1822-1855). Mexico: UNAM; 2001. pp. 11-14. Fernández del Castillo F. Bibliografía general de la Academia Nacional de Medicina, 1836-1956, Mexico: Editorial Fournier; 1959.

Expert services were already offered, the head of the department was Raymundo Garza. In the 1870s, as a member of the National Academy of Medicine, he distinguished himself as editor of the publication of the distinguished group of nationally recognized physicians of the Medical Gazette of Mexico, whose editorial line was characterized by freedom and expression and variety of articles presented, as long as they were based on the scientific method. This publication contained not only documents in Spanish, but also articles in other languages such as French, as important pathologists and physiologists such as León Coindet were members of the association. New Mexican Pharmacopoeia of the Pharmaceutical Society of Mexico. Mexico: Imprenta by Ignacio Escalante; 1874. Rodriguez ME. The National School of Medicine, 1833-1910. Mexico: Facultad de Medicina, UNAM; 2008. Ortega L. Funeral evening in honor of Dr. Luis Hidalgo y Carpio.

Gac Med Mex 1879; XIV:265-267. Dr. María Guadalupe Licea Castellanos v Coroner Lucio R. President`s speech. End of 1869. Gac Med Mex 1869;IV:62. Currently, the medical and hospital infrastructure is not sufficient to meet the future needs of the population for specialists in this field, Mexico faces several challenges; guarantee the right to health. He published 12 academic articles in the Journal of the Academy of Medicine of Mexico, in 1869 wrote the introductory text to the study of the compendium of forensic medicine and analysis of his experience as a specialist, which was used as a textbook at the National School of Medicine.

File of Dr. Luis Hidalgo y Carpio. Undated document. National Academy of Medicine. [1] www.anmm.org.mx/GMM/2009/n2/75_vol_145_n2.pdf [2] www.medigraphic.com/pdfs/gaceta/gm-2009/gm092m.pdf [3] RODRÍGUEZ-PÉREZ, María Eugenia. « Luis Hidalgo y Carpio, editor de la Gaceta Médica de México (1818-1879) », Gac Méd Méx Volume 146 No. 2, 2009, pp. 159-166. It starts with the Institute of Medical Sciences, the first owner was Dr. Agustín Arellano. Charles V forced the doctor to assist the judges in homicides, wounds, poisonings, abortions and infanticide.