{"id":7322,"date":"2025-09-05T12:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T10:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/chapter-1\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T12:24:16","slug":"chapter-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/chapter-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 1 (1852)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7322\" class=\"elementor elementor-7322 elementor-429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c06554e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c06554e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-381bf8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"381bf8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c68f3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c68f3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CHAPTER 1<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b31e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d0b31e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1852<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63edd0d contenedor-texto e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63edd0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1826fb9 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1826fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Santiago Felipe Ram\u00f3n y Cajal was born on May 1 in Petilla de Arag\u00f3n, the son of Justo Ram\u00f3n and Antonia Cajal. His father, a native of Larr\u00e9s, had moved there to work as a surgeon in September 1849.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c90ee8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c90ee8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/petilla.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7323\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/petilla.jpg 600w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/petilla-563x600.jpg 563w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/petilla-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1045d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1045d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d58763d contenedor-texto e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d58763d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33ee1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a33ee1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5b5455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5b5455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RAM\u00d3N Y CAJAL, <br>AN ARAGONESE <br>FAMILY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00c1406 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00c1406\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ad375 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ad375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born in the village of Larr\u00e9s, Antonia Cajal Puente and Justo Ram\u00f3n Casas\u00fas began dating in 1849. She came from a family of weavers, while he was the son of farmers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9731ba6 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9731ba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e66f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9e66f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8384f05 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8384f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_madre.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_madre.png 723w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_madre-507x600.png 507w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_madre-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-675300d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"675300d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ANTONIA \n<br>CAJAL \n<br>PUENTE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e905d2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e905d2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Larr\u00e9s (Huesca)<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45c154f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45c154f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1822- 1903<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2dde7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2dde7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e9009 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78e9009\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"863\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_padre.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_padre.png 730w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_padre-508x600.png 508w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/orla_padre-254x300.png 254w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea983a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ea983a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JUSTO \n<br>RAM\u00d3N \n<br>CASAS\u00daS<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8d181 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e8d181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Larr\u00e9s (Huesca)<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb70c33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb70c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1819- 1898<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-937cf18 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"937cf18\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-421ca6a animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"421ca6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sc-fXSgeo krmlTS\">Don Justo Ram\u00f3n was a shepherd, a farmhand and a barber\u2019s apprentice. Although he was illiterate, his determination to learn led him to teach himself to read and write. A great ambition took root in him: to become a doctor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-fXSgeo krmlTS\">He did it. He studied medicine in Zaragoza and Barcelona, traveling between the two cities on foot because he couldn&#8217;t afford transportation. After being promoted to second-class surgeon, he returned to Larr\u00e9s.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f2e9f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f2e9f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e71bbb e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e71bbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7d718a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7d718a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c46fb9b animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c46fb9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once Don Justo found a job in the nearby town of Petilla de Arag\u00f3n, he married Antonia. On May 1, 1852, his first son, Santiago Felipe Ram\u00f3n Cajal, was born.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c60c729 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c60c729\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a718ebb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a718ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_translateX_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateX_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateX_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"697\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padrecajal.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padrecajal.png 697w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padrecajal-427x600.png 427w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/padrecajal-213x300.png 213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-258bd65 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"258bd65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"755\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fotos_hermanos.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7332\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fotos_hermanos.png 600w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fotos_hermanos-477x600.png 477w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fotos_hermanos-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18fb43c contenedor-texto e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18fb43c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd8419 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfd8419\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc1f34 animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc1f34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sc-fXSgeo krmlTS\">He was followed by a younger brother and two sisters: Pedro (1854), also a doctor; Pabla (1857) and Jorja (1859).<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-fXSgeo krmlTS\">Santiago spent his childhood and youth in various towns in Aragon, following his father&#8217;s job transfers and pursuing his own studies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17592a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17592a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2bd4b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2bd4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARAGON, PLACES FROM HIS CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36c21dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36c21dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3321f animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3321f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There were many towns in Aragon that welcomed Santiago Ram\u00f3n y Cajal during those early years: Larr\u00e9s, Luna, Valpalmas, Ayerbe, Jaca, Huesca, Gurrea de G\u00e1llego, Zaragoza, Panticosa or San Juan de la Pe\u00f1a.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b37ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"92b37ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6350d5b e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6350d5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbfc8ab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fbfc8ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60fdf21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"60fdf21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca6c13f elementor-arrows-position-outside carrusel-visual elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-carousel\" data-id=\"ca6c13f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;carousel_items&quot;:[{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Diapositiva n\\u00ba 1&quot;,&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;cb77aa5&quot;},{&quot;slide_title&quot;:&quot;Diapositiva n\\u00ba 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class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"1\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79b4f5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79b4f5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d388b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d388b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cec0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"39cec0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7337\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/01-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de28dd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de28dd9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1852<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37561fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37561fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Santiago Ram\u00f3n y Cajal was born on May 1 in Petilla de Arag\u00f3n, the son of Justo Ram\u00f3n and Antonia Cajal.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"2\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c85b9c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c85b9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b3d2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"59b3d2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f39ffd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f39ffd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/02-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7338\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/02-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/02-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83bcf85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83bcf85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1854<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4a97d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4a97d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The family moved to Larr\u00e9s, his parents\u2019 hometown. \u201cMy earliest memories, which are quite vague and hazy, are of Larr\u00e9s\u201d. His brother Pedro was born.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"3\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95caf4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b95caf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279cf60 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"279cf60\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6c13a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d6c13a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7339\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/03-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c272f95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c272f95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1855<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824acc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"824acc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Don Justo was appointed second-class surgeon and the family moved to Luna. He got into his first mischief, hit a horse and got kicked\u2014an incident that could have cost him his life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"4\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b839d9f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b839d9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95cd215 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"95cd215\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dfcb36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9dfcb36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/04-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7340\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/04-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/04-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5f74e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c5f74e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1856<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3039f7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3039f7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Transfer to Valpalmas. He went to school and learnt French from his father in a cave now known as \u201cthe friar\u2019s cave\u201d. Three events left a lasting impression on him: a lightning strike at the school, a solar eclipse and the celebrations marking the Spanish victories in Africa.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"5\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c2724a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c2724a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00e0e25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00e0e25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-636594f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"636594f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/05-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7341\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/05-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/05-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b611e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b611e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1860<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f5ba13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f5ba13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The family settled in Ayerbe. This is where he would spend much of his childhood and youth, as well as his summers while studying abroad. His passion for painting and nature awoke. He became infamous for his pranks and was even sent to prison.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"6\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86195cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86195cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d32bfe7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d32bfe7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2299b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e2299b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7342\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/06-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f61658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f61658\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1861<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e5084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e5084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In an effort to discipline him, Don Justo sent him to the Escuelas P\u00edas boarding school in Jaca to pursue his high school studies. Punishments, constant runaways and poor grades.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"7\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2528491 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2528491\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92b0230 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92b0230\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfd492f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfd492f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/07-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7343\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/07-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/07-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece7196 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ece7196\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1864<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094cd05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"094cd05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His father decided to send Santiago to high school in Huesca. He found city life overwhelming. He took up gymnastics and slingshot shooting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"8\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2491558 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2491558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c25251d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c25251d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b38492a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b38492a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/08-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7344\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/08-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/08-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b7e22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b7e22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1866<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c43fb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c43fb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His poor grades and behaviour led Don Justo to take him out of school, and he began working as a shoemaker&#8217;s apprentice in Gurrea de G\u00e1llego, where the family was staying temporarily. The following year, he resumed his studies in Huesca and graduated from high school.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"9\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71cfb4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71cfb4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad0a9c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fad0a9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44596f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44596f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7345\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/09-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bae96a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bae96a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1869<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b376b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b376b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cajal arrived in Zaragoza to pursue his pre-medical studies at the university, his \u201cbeloved <em>alma mater<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"10\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5f16f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ff5f16f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bee42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5bee42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38bb11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a38bb11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-cap1-slider.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-7346\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-cap1-slider.png 480w, https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/10-cap1-slider-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d7f53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8d7f53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1877<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c1a3c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c1a3c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the thermal waters of Panticosa Health Resort, he recovered from an episode of haemoptysis linked to poorly treated malaria contracted in Cuba.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" data-slide=\"11\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e30808e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e30808e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9edee00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9edee00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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His father, a native of Larr\u00e9s, had moved there to work as a surgeon in September 1849. RAM\u00d3N Y CAJAL, AN ARAGONESE FAMILY Born in the village of Larr\u00e9s, Antonia [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"cabecera":[17],"class_list":["post-7322","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","cabecera-visual"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7322"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7348,"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7322\/revisions\/7348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cabecera","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/espaciocajal.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cabecera?post=7322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}