Ángel Castelli
Ángel Castelli (1718-1781) was a Greek-born Venetian Italian doctor and apothecary, who served in Buenos Aires during the colonial period.[1] He had meritorious work in the beginnings of medicine in the Río de la Plata.[2]
Ángel Castelli | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Angelo Castelli 1718 Koroni, Republic of Venice |
| Died | 1781 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Spouse(s) | María Josefa Villarino y González |
| Children | Juan José Castelli |
| Occupation | apothecary doctor merchant |
| Profession | medicine |
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He was born in Koroni, Greece, the son of Antonio Castelli and Francesca Salomon, belonging to a distinguished family from Venice.[3] He settled in 1752 in Buenos Aires and married in 1763 with María Josefa Villarino y González, daughter of Francisco Villarino Varela and Gregoria González Islas.[4]
References
- Historia, Números 38-41. Argentina.
- Juan José Castelli: tribuno de mayo. Editorial Pregón, 1963.
- Todo es historia, Temas410-413. Honegger., 2001.
- Actas de la XI Reunión Americana de Genealogía: España y America : un ... Eduardo Pardo de Guevara y Váldes.
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