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Salamanca is home to the oldest active university in Spain, the University of Salamanca, founded in 1218 by Alfonso IX of León on the germ of its studium generale, and which was the first in Europe to hold the title of university by royal decree of Alfonso X of Castile dated November 9, 1252 and by the licentia ubique docendi of Pope Alexander ...
222 BCE – Forces of Carthaginian Hannibal take Salamanca from the Vettones. [1] 89 CE – Roman bridge of Salamanca rebuilt (approximate date). [2] 500-589 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca established. [3] 712 – Muslims in power. [2] 1055 – Muslims driven out. [1] 1102 – Christian Alfonso VI of León and Castile in power. [2]
Salamanca Province is situated in western Spain, in the western part of Castile and León. It has an average altitude of 823 meters, but there are large variations throughout the province, with 2,428 metres (7,966 ft) being the highest point at the peak of the Ceja Canchal in the Sierra de Béjar range, [ 7 ] and 116 metres (381 ft) being the ...
Salamanca draws undergraduate and graduate students from across Spain and the world; it is the top-ranked university in Spain based on the number of students coming from other regions. [19] It is also known for its Spanish courses for non-native speakers, which attract more than two thousand foreign students each year. [20]
The See of Salamanca is of unknown origin. St. Secundus is said to have founded the Diocese of Avila.Signatures of bishops of Salamanca are found in the Councils of Toledo; in the third council is that of Eleutherius; at the coronation of King Gondemar, that of Teveristus; in the fourth and sixth of Hiccila; in the seventh, eighth and tenth, of Egeretus; in the Provincial Council of Mérida ...
Estadio Helmántico (English: Helmántico Stadium) is a football stadium in Salamanca, Spain where UD Salamanca played home matches, and is the home stadium of Salamanca CF UDS. The stadium holds 17,341 and was built in 1970. [1] It is located in the municipality of Villares de la Reina, on the outskirts of the city.
Sobradillo is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016, the municipality has a population of 242 inhabitants. As of 2016, the municipality has a population of 242 inhabitants.
Salamanca Airport (IATA: SLM, ICAO: LESA) is the airport serving the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the municipalities of Machacón , Calvarrasa de Abajo y Villagonzalo de Tormes ; and it is 15 km from Salamanca city .