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Casa natal de Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Petilla de Aragón, Sangüesa, Navarra

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Casa natal de Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Curiosity · Petilla de Aragón, Sangüesa, Navarra

Santiago Ramón y Cajal, histologist and winner of the 1906 Nobel Prize in Medicine, was born in Petilla de Aragón; his birthplace has been a museum since 1994. In March 2023 he was named favorite son of the municipality, which is twinned with Corteno Golgi (Italy) and Luarca (Asturias, birthplace of Severo Ochoa) within the European Network of Nobel Villages.

1994

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