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  1. Alcalá de Henares - Wikipedia

  2. University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares

    webUniversity and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares is located in the Autonomous Community of Madrid, 30 km from the capital city of Madrid. The property covers an area of 79 ha and includes a magnificent …

  3. Alcalá de Henares | University City, Roman Ruins, …

    webJul 20, 1998 · Alcalá de Henares is the birthplace of the author Miguel de Cervantes (who in his great novel Don Quixote referred to the city as the …

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    Locally, it is generally known simply as Alcalá, but de Henares (‘of the river Henares ’) is appended when needed to differentiate it from a dozen Spanish cities sharing the name Alcalá (from the Arabic word القلعة al-qalʿa, for fortification or citadel, typically a castle).
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    Although the present university is named "Universidad de Alcalá", the ancient institution founded by Cisneros is the one now called "Universidad Complutense", translocated in the capital city of Madrid ("Complutensis" is the Latin word for "native of Alcalá").
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    Alcalá exported its prestige and its form of organization: a microcosm where religious orders, the town citizens, the academic world, education and knowledge all lived together. It is also a unique example of the architecture pertaining to the House of Austria, characteristic in the centre of Spain during the Baroque period.
    The Jews of Alcalá were mentioned in the 14th-century Satire by Marrano Pero Ferrús. During the 15th century, the Jewish congregation of the city was one of the largest in Castile, having about 200 Jewish families.
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  5. Rodney Alcala - Wikipedia

  6. Alcalá de Henares | Official tourism website - Turismo …

    webAlcalá de Henares | Official tourism website. History. Sightseeing. Tradition and food. Getting there. The Romans founded a town they called Complutum, about 2km from today’s Alcalá de Henares. It was one of the …

  7. The Top 10 Things To See And Do In Alcal De Henares …

    webFeb 3, 2021 · Alcalá de Henares is a city located 35 kilometres (22 miles) north-east of Madrid, and makes a great day out from the capital. From its rich literary heritage to its buzzing tapas scene, we discover the best …

  8. Angel Alcala - Wikipedia

  9. Parador de Alcalá de Henares | Paradores

    webTradition and modernity in the birthplace of Spanish literature. Parador de Alcalá de Henares. Colegios, 8 28801 Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) Register number: H-M-9902. +34 918880330. alcala@parador.es | …

  10. Filipino Biologist Angel Alcala and Artifical Coral Reefs

    webApr 24, 2017 · Angel Alcala is considered a world class authority in ecology and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles, and is behind the invention of artifical coral reefs to be used for fisheries in Southeast Asia. Angel