José Torrubia y el nacimiento de la Espeleología Científica en España

Abstract

José Torrubia can be considered one of the forerunners of the Scientific Speleology in Spain, not only bccaúse of his descriptions and theories about the speleothemes -taken from other authors as Lister,

Kircher) Scheuchzer or Diego López de CogoHudo-, but.abové all for his implication and description of the explorations made at the Prison Cave (Pedraza de la Sierra, Segovia, 7 752), the one from Nuestra Señora de la Hoz (Cuadalajara, 7 753) and his own visit to the cave from Tikaz (Yucatán, Central America)