%0 Journal Article %T Isidro Parga Pondal, o Seminario de Estudos Galegos e o laboratorio de Xeoqu¨ªmica da Universidade de Santiago %A Leonardo Docanto %A Francisco J. %J Asclepio : Revista de Historia de la Medicina y de la Ciencia %D 2012 %I Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient¨ªficas %X Isidro Parga Pondal was one of the most important scientists who worked in the University of Santiago. His value as researcher has made that this institution, the Seminary of Galician Studies and the National Foundation for Scientifics Researchers and Trials of Reforms subsidized the establishment of the first laboratory of Geochemistry founded in Spain, which was directed by Parga. This laboratory made significant researches, a lot of them designed to search for practice applications that allowed the establishment of new industries in Galicia. This paper explains the origin of this laboratory, its characteristics, the activities which carried out and the investigations not ended because of the Parga¡¯s expulsion of the University at the beginning of the Civil War. [gl] Isidro Parga Pondal foi un dos cient¨ªficos m¨¢is importantes que traballou na Universidade de Santiago. A s¨²a val¨ªa como investigador fixo que esta instituci¨®n, o Seminario de Estudos Galegos e a Fundaci¨®n Nacional para Investigaciones Cient¨ªficas y Ensayos de Reformas subvencionasen o establecemento do primeiro laboratorio de Xeoqu¨ªmica fundado en Espa a, que foi dirixido por Parga. Neste laboratorio se realizaron importantes traballos, moitos encami ados ¨¢ busca de aplicaci¨®ns pr¨¢cticas que permitisen o establecemento de novas industrias en Galicia. Neste artigo se explica a orixe deste Laboratorio, as s¨²as caracter¨ªsticas e as actividades que levaba a cabo, as¨ª como os traballos que quedaron sen facer pola expulsi¨®n de Parga da Universidade ao comezo da Guerra Civil. %K Isidro Parga Pondal %K Geochemistry %K Geology %K History of science %K Galicia %K Isidro Parga Pondal %K Xeoqu¨ªmica %K Xeolox¨ªa %K Historia da ciencia %K Galicia %U http://asclepio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/asclepio/article/view/512/514