The Banquet of Noble Gentlemen (El Banquete de Nobles Caballeros)

Illustration from Luis Lobera de Ávila's book, in which the surgeon appears There were two types of surgeons: long-gowned surgeons (cirujanos latinos) were university trained, while short-gowned surgeons (cirujanos romancistas) were trained informally via contracts with accredited teachers. Their responsibilities included healing wounds, amputating limbs, cutting open abscesses, cauterizing wounds, and treating superficial lesions such as abscesses, boils, blisters, and tumors.