Acacio Gabriel Viegas, a medical practitioner, noted for his willpower, perseverance, and courage, was well known for the discovery of the outbreak of bubonic plague in Bombay, India in 1896. His timely discovery helped to save many lives in the city and was credited with the inoculation of 18,000 residents. He was the first goan to be elected to the presidential chair of the Bombay Municipal Corporation. Early life Dr. Acacio Viegas was born on 1 April 1856 in Arpora, Goa. Intelligent and gifted with powerful memory, he created waves even as a child at the village school.
He completed his matriculation in 1874 with a distinction from St Xavier's High School, Bombay. He then enrolled in the Grant Medical College and secured a First Class at the L.M. & S. degree examination held in 1880. Viegas then set up practice at Mandvi in the south Bombay area. As president of the municipal…
