A voyage to Argentina: the Asuero case and the illegal practice of medicine (Buenos Aires, 1930)

Abstract This article examines the activities of a well-known figure who, during his stay in Argentina, influenced life in Buenos Aires by cultivating his connections to medical science, the political sphere and the news media. The person in question was Fernando Asuero, an ear, nose and throat specialist from San Sebastián (Spain), whose activities in Buenos Aires in 1930 allow us to examine the conflicts within the healing arts, a field rife with competitors and numerous concurrent and opposing traditions. Using a biographical approach centered on a case study, this article shows that, at certain points, the disputes over cognitive monopoly ended up being debated within a courtroom.

摘要 本文考察了一位知名人物在旅居阿根廷期间，通过深耕医学科学界、政治圈与新闻媒体的人脉资源，对布宜诺斯艾利斯的社会生活产生影响的相关活动。该人物为来自西班牙圣塞瓦斯蒂安的耳鼻喉科医师费尔南多·阿苏埃罗（Fernando Asuero），他1930年在布宜诺斯艾利斯的活动为我们剖析医疗行业内的冲突提供了绝佳切入点——该领域本就充斥着同业竞争，并存着诸多相互对立的学术传统。本文采用以个案研究为核心的传记式研究方法，揭示出在特定阶段，围绕学术话语权垄断的争议最终会诉诸法庭进行辩论。