University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares in Spain

Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
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Patrimonio de la Humanidad en España (in Spanish only)
Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de España
Alcalá de Henares (In Spanish only)
Universidad de Alcalá (spanish only)

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1998
Size of heritage:

Coordinates:
Longitude: -2,632°
Latitude: 40,481°

About

Founded by Cardinal Jiménez de Cisneros in the early 16th century, Alcalá de Henares was the world's first planned university city. It was the original model for the Civitas Dei (City of God), the ideal urban community which Spanish missionaries brought to the Americas. It also served as a model for universities in Europe and elsewhere.

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