Manual Alphabet adopted by the Real Colegio de Sordo-mudos de Madrid (1805-1814): filling a gap in the historical record

Authors

Pedro Martínez Palomares y Javier Vergara Ciordia

Abstract

The basic aim of this work is to present a hitherto-unknown Manual Alphabet introduced by the Real Colegio de Sordo-mudos de Madrid [Royal Madrid School for the Deaf and Dumb] in 1805 for the instruction of their deaf students.That year saw a revival of attention to teaching of the deaf in Spain a pioneer in the education of deaf students in the 16th and 17th centuries with the creation of the Real Colegio de Sordo-mudos de Madrid under the auspices of the Sociedad Económica Matritense de los Amigos del País. This meant that a means of communicating with and teaching students was needed to replace hearing. The newly-discovered plates containing this Alphabet, here presented for the first time, form the core of an investigation that seeks to fill a serious gap in the history of special education for the deaf in Spain.

Keywords:
• history

Citación recomendada | Recommended citation

Palomares y Javier Vergara Ciordia, P. M. (2016) . Manual Alphabet adopted by the Real Colegio de Sordo-mudos de Madrid (1805-1814): filling a gap in the historical record. Revista Española de Pedagogía, 74(263). https://www.revistadepedagogia.org/rep/vol74/iss263/13

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