1448/10/11
A.D. 1448. “Owing to the heavy rains of the previous year, 1447,” says Martinez de Leiva, ” a severe pestilence prevailed, which was attributed to the excess of moisture, conjoined with the unprecedented heat:” it was rife in various parts of Spain. On the 11th of October, public prayers were offered up at Barcelona on [...] »
Edward Bascome (1851). A history of epidemic pestilences from the earliest ages, 1495 years before the birth of our saviour to 1848: researches into their nature, causes, and prophylaxis. London: John Churchill. ยป
