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Francisco Javier Álvarez García
Departamento de Derecho Penal, Procesal e Historia del Derecho. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Spain
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9608-5920
Arturo Ventura Püschel
Departamento de Derecho Procesal y Derecho Penal. Facultad de Derecho. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Spain
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6241-559X
Vol 42 (2022), Articles, pages 1-43
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15304/epc.42.8318
Submitted: 10-03-2022 Accepted: 02-05-2022 Published: 13-06-2022
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Abstract

Based on a text by Concepción Arenal, the authors present the evolution of the treatment of the insane from the foundation of the first insane asylum in Valencia at the beginning of the 15th century until the end of the 19th century, all framed in the corresponding public policies as well as in the economic, religious, cultural and historical conditions of that period.