Balmis Expedition

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical expedition
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition
gptkbp:commemoratedBy statues and memorials in Spain and Latin America
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records and medical journals
gptkbp:endDate 1806
gptkbp:hasMethod arm-to-arm vaccine transport
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Balmis Expedition
gptkbp:impact helped eradicate smallpox in Spanish colonies
gptkbp:ledTo Francisco Javier de Balmis
gptkbp:notableMember Isabel Zendal
José Salvany
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:Spanish_Crown
gptkbp:purpose spread smallpox vaccine
gptkbp:route gptkb:Canary_Islands
gptkb:China
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkbp:significance first international vaccination campaign
gptkbp:startDate 1803
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:King_Charles_IV_of_Spain
gptkbp:vaccineType gptkb:smallpox
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Francisco_Javier_Balmis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7