The University of Salamanca is a Spanish public research university, located in Salamanca, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It was founded in 1218 by King Alfonso IX. It is the oldest university in the Hispanic world and one of the oldest in the world in continuous operation. It has over 30,000 students from 50 different nationalities.
Close up of the plateresque façade of the University of Salamanca.
Plateresque façade of the university facing a statue of Fray Luis de León.
School Courtyard in the university.
The old library of the University of Salamanca.
Salamanca is a municipality and city in Spain, capital of the province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the Meseta Norte, in the northwestern quadrant of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a population of 144,436 registered inhabitants. Its stable functional area reaches 203,999 citizens, which makes it the second most populated in the autonomous community, after Valladolid. Salamanca is known for its large number of remarkable Plateresque-style buildings.
Image: Reflejos de la Catedrales de Salamanca
Image: Salamanca Universidad, Escuelas Mayores, fachada 14
Image: Salamanca Casa de las Conchas
Remains of a house at the Cerro de San Vicente Archaeological Park (c. 800–400 BC), a hamlet assigned to the Early Iron Age
