| University of Salamanca | | Universidad de Salamanca | | | Latin name | Universitas Studii Salamanticensis | | Motto | -- | | Established | 1218 | | Type | Public | | Rector | Dr Enrique Battaner Arias | | Location | Salamanca, Spain | | Enrollment | ca 32,000 students (2004) | | Teaching staff | -- (2004) | | Member | Coimbra Group, EUA | | Homepage | www.usal.es (http://www.usal.es/web-usal/Ingles/index.html) | The University of Salamanca (Spanish Universidad de Salamanca), located in the town of Salamanca, west-northwest of Madrid, is the oldest university in Spain, and one of the oldest in Europe. It was founded by Alfonso IX in 1218. Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. ...
Salamanca: Plaza Mayor Salamanca (population 156,006 (2002)) is a city in central Spain, the capital of the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Founded in 1985 and formally constituted by Charter in 1987, the Coimbra Group is a network of European universities which gathers 39 of the older universities, including Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Louvain/Leuven, Montpellier, Uppsala, Göttingen, Heidelberg, Dublin, Bologna, Siena, Leiden, Coimbra, Barcelona and Granada. ...
The European University Association (EUA) is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe. ...
Salamanca: Plaza Mayor Salamanca (population 156,006 (2002)) is a city in central Spain, the capital of the province of Salamanca in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ...
Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ...
This is a list of the oldest extant universities in the world. ...
World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...
Alfonso IX of León (August 15, 1171 – September 23 or 24, 1230; ruled from 1188–1230), first cousin of Alfonso VIII of Castile, and numbered next to him as being a junior member of the family, is said by Ibn Khaldun to have been called the Baboso or Slobberer, because...
Events Damietta is besieged by the knights of the Fifth Crusade. ...
History
The main façade of the Universidad de Salamanca In the reign of Ferdinand, King of Aragon, and Isabella, Queen of Castile, Spanish government was revamped. Apart from the launch of the Spanish Inquisition, expulsion of the Jews, and the conquest of Granada, there was a certain professionalization of the apparatus of the state. This involved the employment of letrados, lettered men, who were licenciados (graduates) of the Universities, especially of Salamanca and Alcala de Henares. These men staffed the various councils of state, including, eventually, the Consejo de Indias and Casa de Contratacion, the two highest bodies in metropolitan Spain for the government of the Spanish empire in the New World. Facade of Salamanca University, Salamanca, July 2002. ...
Facade of Salamanca University, Salamanca, July 2002. ...
Ferdinand and his wife Isabella of Castile Ferdinand II of Aragon (Fernando de Aragón in Spanish and Ferran dAragó in Catalan), nicknamed the Catholic (March 10, 1452 – June 23, 1516) was king of Aragon, Castile, Sicily, Naples and Navarre and Count of Barcelona. ...
Capital Zaragoza Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 4th 47 719 km² 9,4% Population – Total (2003) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 11th 1 217 514 2,9% 25,51/km² Demonym – English – Spanish Aragonese aragonés Statute of Autonomy August 16, 1982 ISO 3166-2 AR Parliamentary representation – Congress seats – Senate seats...
Isabella of Castile (Spanish: Ysabel, Isabel or Isabela) (22 April 1451 - 26 November 1504) was queen of Castile. ...
A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ...
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The City of Granada Alhambra, Courtyard of the Lions Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in Spain. ...
The Casa de Contratacion is translated in English to the House of Trade. ...
When Columbus was lobbying the King and Queen for a contract to go find a Western route to the Indies, he made his case to a council of geographers at the University of Salamanca. Christopher Columbus For information about the director, see the article on Chris Columbus. ...
At the end of the Spanish Golden Age (1550-1650), the quality of academics in all the Spanish universities declined. Professors and students rarely attended class, the frequency of degree awards dropped, and their prestige receded. The Spanish Golden Age was a period of flourishing in arts and letters in Spain following the establishment of its empire in America. ...
See also The School of Salamanca is the renaissance of thought in diverse intellectual areas by Spanish theologians, rooted in the intellectual and pedagogical work of Francisco de Vitoria. ...
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