Salamanca was founded towards year 400 before Christ, by tribes celtas. The Romans annexed it to Lusitania and, later, she was islamizada. In century XII it was reconquered by the Christians and, on century XIII, the nucleus was based of which later it would be the University. At the end of century XV and principles of the XVI one became the referring one of the catholic theology of the Contrarreforma. The Romans denominated “Helnántica” or “Helmántica”. Its history was tie to the conservation of the knowledge, the arts and sciences, since in the days of Alfonso IX of Leon, the capital of the Tormes was host of the General Study that, later, would be elevated to the rank of University in century XVI. The fame of the institution and the city has been heightened throughout history when seeing itself related to the biographies of personages like Nebrija, the Brocense, Nieremberg, the Toasting, San Juan of Shore, Cervantes, Fray Luis of Leon, Meléndez Valdés or Miguel de Unamuno. Altogether, the city of Salamanca is one from the most attractive cities of Europe.
Of the time from Carthage to the tourism of century XXI
The cultural wealth of Eivissa goes back to Phoenician and Carthaginian time. Today it is a tourist enclave of world-wide importance. The archaeological rest of the old Sa town Creek and necrópolis of Are Puig DES Molins testify the relevance that had the island during the periods Phoenician and Carthaginian. It is the most southern island of the Balearic archipelago. Throughout his history been continuously it has populated by Phoenicians and Carthaginians, and later Roman, vandals, bizantinos and Muslims. In year 1230 it was gotten up to Corona de Aragón. At the present time, Eivissa has known to maintain a perfect balance between the conservation of his riquísimo monumental and natural patrimony, and the welcome of great affluence of tourism worldwide.
The great temple expiatorio
In 1883 the brilliant Gaudí accepted to direct to this work happening to Francisco de Paula. The artist worked in her until his death. At the present time still they continue the works to finish this great church. The first architect who began the work projected a neogothic building, but to the death of this one Gaudí continued, that respected the initial plans of the work, although soon him imprimió its character and forms to do. It only left finished the chapel of San jOse, cripta and the cover of the Birth. In the facades and all the outside they can see great profusion of decorative elements in showy colors. In the cover of the Passion a cryptogram exists.