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Salamanca is a provincial capital city and province.
Salamanca is the second most populous area of Castilla y Leon after Valladolid. It is located in Campo Charro, beside the river Tormes. Salamanca is home to the oldest university in Spain, the University of Salamanca, founded in 1218 and the first in Europe that held the title of "University" by the edict of 1253 of Alfonso X of Castile and Leon. During that time, it was one of the most prestigious universities in the West, It made popular the phrase "Quod natura non dat, salamanta non praestat", meaning "What nature does not give, Salamanca does not provide". In 1988 the city was declared a World Heritage Site, among which include the two Cathedrals, the Old and New Cathedral, Casa de las Conchas, Plaza Mayor, the Convent of San Esteban and Senior Schools. In Salamanca are also major research centers like the Center for Cancer Research and the Institute of Neurosciences of Castilla and León, among others, is also a world reference in the Spanish teaching, covering 17% of the centers of Spain. Salamanca has been the scene for the development of films, like Christopher Columbus: The Discovery, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, and more recently Goya's Ghosts.
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Historical Threads of Salamanca|Salamanca in History
1. Christopher Columbus's preparations for its first voyage in the Discovery of America. The University of Salamanca Faculty came to gather the council to discuss the project. During these years, Columbus won the support of the Dominicans, staying at the Convent of San Esteban. Salamanca astronomer Abraham Zacuto was his great scientific support for the trip.
2. The first university female student of the world: Beatriz Galindo, "La Latina".
3. The first librarian with a salary of history, he was in the old library of the University of Salamanca.
4. The partial translation of the Bible into Castilian(Spanish), made by Fray Luis de Leon. 5. Years of study of Cortez before heading to America and conquer the Aztec empire.
6. The creation of the first Castilian Grammar in 1492 by Antonio de Nebrija, the well known Grammatica. It was the first study of the rules of grammar of a Western European language which was not Latin and tmarks the beginning of the Spanish Golden Age.
7. Antonio de Nebrija was also the first person in the Western world claim copyright rights.
Landmarks of Salamanca|What to see in Salamanca. Tourism
Salamanca is a university town par excellence, known worldwide for and for its artistic heritage: cathedrals, palaces, churches ... artistic trends such as the Romanesque, Gothic, and Baroque plateresque.
Plaza Mayor of Salamanca: The Plaza Mayor or Plaza Mayor Sq is the center of urban life in Salamanca, a perfect square (it is an irregular quadrilateral) and none of their facades measures the same. Approximately, the town hall measures 82.60 m, the eastern side (Royal Pavilion) 80.60 m, 81.60 m measured west front side of St. Martin measured 75.69 m. Making a rough calculation, the square has an area of approximately 6400 meters square excluding porches. In total, the square has 88 arches with medallions in which major characters are represented in its spandrels.
Huerto de Calixto y Melibea: Garden near the cathedral, where, some say, lies the plot of the novel La Celestina by Fernando de Rojas. Alongside are the remains of a Roman wall.
Salamanca Cathedral: Salamanca has 2 Cathedrals, the Old Cathedral, from the
XII century romantic Style, and the New Cathedral,much bigger, which began it´s construction in the sixteenth century in Gothic style and completed in the eighteenth century. The place where the two Cathedrals meet o is known as Patio Chico and is one of the most charming corners of Salamanca
Casa de las Conchas: Built in the late fifteenth century in a Civil Gothic style, its facade is decorated with over 350 shells, distinctive of the Order of Santiago. Also important are the gates gothic windows. It now houses a public library.
Casa de doña María la Brava(Doña Brava Home): Fifteenth-century Gothic building, prototype of noble houses of the period. The owner, Maria de Monroy, was the head of one of the two sides that split the city in the fifteenth century. She cut off the head of the murderers of their children. It is located in the Plaza de los Bandos.
Casa de las Viejas (s. XVII): Former mendicants asylum, now houses the Regional Film Archive of Castile and Leon. Permanent exhibitions of film-related equipment and its history, owned by the Salamancan filmmaker Basilio Martín Patino.
Palacio de Abrantes-Abrantes Palace(s. XV): Old gothic mansion, for years it was the headquarters of the Institure for Latin America and Portugal Studies of the University of Salamanca.
Roman Bridge of Salamanca: Fifteen of its arcs are century Roman I century. Nearby are the Mudejar Romanesque church of Santiago (modern reconstruction) and the stone bull quoted in the classical spanish book Lazarillo de Tormes.
Central Market of Salamanca -Abastos Market: It is the oldest food market in the city. It´s Located in Market Square near the main square and few meters from the main shopping areas of the capital. It is also a protected architectural work with more than a century old by the architect Joaquín Aguirre Vargas in the early twentieth century. Today is a required visit in all tourist routes in Salamanca, as well as providing aesthetic beauty of the building. In Abastos Market you can find traditional products of the province, the finest meats, fish and vegetables, and all types of products.
Salamanca Cave: The Cave of Salamanca is a magical place where reality and legend get toghether. During the day we can tour the crypt of the Church of San Cebrián, where legend says it was an occult sciences school, and at night we can watch a light, sound and image show.
Galeries | Museums in Salamanca
Museo Casalis
Museum, dedicated to Art Deco and Art Nouveau, based in the Casa Lis de Salamanca. Exhibits more than 1600 pieces from all parts of the world
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History Museum of Motoring of Salamanca: A walk in automotive history. Plaza del Mercado Viejo 3
Municipal Museum: Fine Arts. c/Santa Clara 2.
Festivals in Salamanca|Fiestas and Traditions
International Arts Festival of Castilla y Leon (May, June): All artistic genres come together in this multi-thematic festival.
Fair of Castile and Leon, Ciudad Rodrigo (August): Theater in the streets of Salamanca. web
Twoday Festival.Salamanca&Valladolid(November): Independent music , european - spanish indie
Easter in Salamanca: With more than 7 centuries of existence, remarkable artistic wal processions, is a tradition of Salamanca.
12th of June, San Juan de Sahagún, Patron´s Saint of Salamanca.
Lunes de Aguas(El padre putas): This tradition occurs throughout the province but outside the capital the "hornazo" is eaten on Sunday or Easter Monday. On this day people gather in the countryside to enjoy the traditional "hornazo(oven)", a pie filled with sausage and boiled egg. The origin of this festival dates back to the sixteenth century, when King Philip II gives some orders under which the public women who lived in the brothel house of Salamanca, were to be taken during Lent, outside the city. From Wednesday Ashes, prostitutes in Salamanca had to abandon their usual residence and were moved across the river Tormes.
The man in charge to oversee and care for the prostitutes was "Father Putas". This character (now euphemistically in Father Luke, the most famous stubborn pursuer of children in Salamanca feast days) accompanied the students to pick from exile the prostitutes, always the Monday after Easter.
Studying in Salamanca | Salamanca University | Spain
It was the first university in Europe to receive the title of University. The University of Salamanca consists of 16 Faculties, 3 higher Technical Colleges and 3 Colleges. Web
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Facultad de Bellas Artes, Facultad de Biología, Facultad de CC Agrarias y Ambientales, Facultad de Ciencias, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Facultad de Derecho, Facultad de Economía y Empresa, Facultad de Educación, Facultad de Farmacia, Facultad de Filología, Facultad de Filosofía, Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Facultad de Medicina, Facultad de Psicología, Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Ávila, Escuela Politécnica Superior de Zamora, Escuela Técnica, Superior de Ingeniería Industrial de Béjar, Escuela Universitaria de Educación y Turismo de Ávila, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Escuela Universitaria de Magisterio de Zamora, Instituto Universitario de Integración en la Comunidad INICO.
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Brief History - University of Salamanca
The University of Salamanca was conceived as the Siete Partidas of Alfonso X the Wise as "council of teachers and students", it was organized under the medieval mind, as a self-managed corporation, independent of the city and the cathedral chapter, participatory and jealous of their privileges. It had its own rules and even their own penal institutions. The rector could be (until the late eighteenth century) a student elected by the members of the corporation, although the granting of academic degrees corresponded to the authorities such as the schoolmaster or the chancellor. The chairs were allocated through coaptation through public competition and sometimes accompanied by riotous assemblies, not without applause, catcalls and brawling, as described by Diego de Torres Villarroel.
Escuelas Mayores(Higher Schools): The most emblematic building of the University is known as Higher Schools, which began construction in 1411. The facade is the most known: it is divided into three sections. The first contains the medallion of the Catholic monarchs who wield the scepter, and their heads under the yoke of Ferdinand and Isabella arrows. The second body contains in the center the shield of Charles V, topped with a globe and a cross on a spectacular crown right the eagle of St. John and the Catholic Monarchs, left the double eagle of the Empire. The third body is a chapel where Pope Benedict is urging the clergy. The building was dedicated to King Ferdinand and Isabella in 1534, years after his death.
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Cuisine of Salamanca | Gastronomy
Gastronomy of Salamanca include, among others, Guijuelo ham with Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and "hornazo" which is a typical pie. Less well known outside the region are the lamb, suckling pig or roast suckling pig, "farinato" (from Ciudad Rodrigo), the Maimon bun and yolk chochos. Within the capital are common the garlic soups and stews, rice dish cooked with tripe, lamb legs. Bejar is famous the calderillo bejarano (meat stew with potatoes). Another renowned salmatino product is the "blonde" lentil Armuña of enormous size.
Salamanca Transport | How to get there
Buses Salamanca: Salamanca has a bus service that brings the near by districts to downtown
Bus Station of Salamanca: Avenida Filiberto Villalobos 71-85, near the city centre.
Railway. RENFE: The main destinations are Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid, Zaragoza, Bilbao, Irun (French border), Oporto and Lisbon, and connections to the people of the province. Salamanca station is a bit far from the city, but there are several buses that you can take up there. From the historical center is about 25 minutes walking.
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Salamanca Airport: Salamanca´s Airport is in the military base of Matacán, about 15 kilometers from the city of Salamanca, from the airport there are shuttle buses to the city centre.
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