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 has a population of 144,436 registered inhabitants, 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.
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 IV of 1255.
I had the pleasure of studying at the University of Salamanca for one semester in 2023. The history and architecture of the city is unforgettable, as is the local culture.
