Inventario post mortem de los bienes del «uncionero» Francisco Redondo

Abstract

Postmortem inventories constitute one of the best sources of knowledge regarding the everyday life. This article analyses the postmortem inventory of the “uncionero” Francisco Redondo, an occupation linked to medicine that has not been researched in-depth to date.The “uncionero”, who lived in Garachico at the beginning of the seventeenth century, had specific tools for the practice of his profession when applying “laxatives and purgatives”. It includes several products: leaves of senna, aloe, pink sugar, etc., together with the containers, medical equipment, medical literature, and of course some textiles. This inventory offers an insight into the everyday life and the performance of an important job for the health of the inhabitants of the Daute region, in this particular case.