Today we we perform a truly fantastic journey in a small Spanish town, which gave the world the great Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, author of the novel 'cunning Hidalgo Don Quixote Lamanchesky', the author of the book, recognized as the best novel in world literature by the jury of the top 100 writers from 54 countries worldwide. About this novel told a great FM Dostoevsky, that "on the Day of Judgement people will be justified before God by presenting this one book '. Another equally great Russian writer, IS Turgenev praised the novel as: "When run out people like Don Quixote, let him close forever history book: it will have nothing to read." So, I invite you to Alcala de Henares, a small town 30 km away. from Madrid, where Cervantes was born and raised, where there was the first Spanish grammar, where one of the oldest universities in Europe, the city where the flock, it seems, all the storks in Europe, is one of cities in Spain, along with Toledo, who by UNESCO in 1998 declared heritage of mankind. The first people appeared in this region during the Neolithic, then the Celtic tribes lived here, and I in. BC Romans founded the city here Kompluti, from which the affectionately-the diminutive name of Alcala - Komplutentsiya.
It was at the first meeting of Alcala then an unknown explorer Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella Castile, which gave the money for his journey. With the 711 area came under Arab rule, which was erected on a hill a little away from the Roman settlement of the fortress, called 'alcalat', which means 'castle', 'fortress', but as towns, contain the name 'alcalat' in Spain a lot, to add the name of 'de Henares' ('Henares' - the name of the river that runs nearby). In 1118 the town was retaken by the Arabs armies archbishop of Toledo. Alcala - is not only a historical and cultural jewel in the crown of Spain, Alcala - a student town, like Oxford or Cambridge in England. May 20, 1293 King of Castile, Sancho IV signed a decree to open in Estudios Generales.
These 'general science' and served as the foundation for the future University, founded in 1496 (according to other sources in 1499). Among students and faculty met celebrities such as Antonio de Nebriha, author of the first Spanish grammar, and other eminent personalities Golden Age: Quevedo, Calderon de la Barca, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, San Juan de la Cruz. Currently, the university has 22,700 hours, the University comprises 10 schools, language centers, hospital, and Botanical Gardens. In this historic university established the highest award, the medal 'Cisneros' (named after the founder of the university), an honorary diploma and a silver plate. This award is given to public figures who have made a great contribution to the development of education, in particular, this honor has been awarded the King of Spain Juan Carlos I, UN Secretary General Kofi Annap. Not even a single university in the world was not honored as much attention from the world organization of UNESCO, which made Alcala de Henares and the University of the World Heritage List.
It was at the first meeting of Alcala then an unknown explorer Christopher Columbus and Queen Isabella Castile, which gave the money for his journey. With the 711 area came under Arab rule, which was erected on a hill a little away from the Roman settlement of the fortress, called 'alcalat', which means 'castle', 'fortress', but as towns, contain the name 'alcalat' in Spain a lot, to add the name of 'de Henares' ('Henares' - the name of the river that runs nearby). In 1118 the town was retaken by the Arabs armies archbishop of Toledo. Alcala - is not only a historical and cultural jewel in the crown of Spain, Alcala - a student town, like Oxford or Cambridge in England. May 20, 1293 King of Castile, Sancho IV signed a decree to open in Estudios Generales.
These 'general science' and served as the foundation for the future University, founded in 1496 (according to other sources in 1499). Among students and faculty met celebrities such as Antonio de Nebriha, author of the first Spanish grammar, and other eminent personalities Golden Age: Quevedo, Calderon de la Barca, Lope de Vega, Tirso de Molina, San Juan de la Cruz. Currently, the university has 22,700 hours, the University comprises 10 schools, language centers, hospital, and Botanical Gardens. In this historic university established the highest award, the medal 'Cisneros' (named after the founder of the university), an honorary diploma and a silver plate. This award is given to public figures who have made a great contribution to the development of education, in particular, this honor has been awarded the King of Spain Juan Carlos I, UN Secretary General Kofi Annap. Not even a single university in the world was not honored as much attention from the world organization of UNESCO, which made Alcala de Henares and the University of the World Heritage List.
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