1630 Cases of cancer recognized and reported from Havana. 1632 Legacy for sustaining leper home in Cuba. 1643 Scurvy reported from Cuba, Chile and Haiti. Father Fournier discusses The Diseases of the Antilles. 1647 First hors drawn carriages introduced and used in Havana.
Printing press is introduced into Cuba.
1707 First medical book is published in Cuba. 1709 Epidemic of small pox in Cuba. 1711-1715 Quarantine measures are established in Cuba. First medical course is taught in Cuba by Gonz lez del Alamo and Arango Barrios. The University of Havana is opened under the direction of the Dominican Friars.