The Epic Journey to Eradicate Smallpox

The Balmis Expedition and its heroes

Route map of Balmis Expedition

The Royal Philanthropic Vaccine Expedition, also known as the Balmis expedition, happened at the beginning of the 19th century and is the journey of some men, a woman, and 22 children from Spain to America and Asia to carry the Smallpox vaccine created by the British doctor Edward Jenner. This was considered the first humanitarian…