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Salamanca  A view of the main entrance to the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca, Spain. This is a good example of Baroque architecture. | Capital of Salamanca province in Castilla-León, western Spain, on the River Tormes, 260 km/162 mi northwest of Madrid; population (2001) 156,400. It produces pharmaceuticals and wool. Salamanca is a cultural centre, and its university was founded about 1230. There is a 13th-century cathedral, and a superbly designed square, the Plaza Mayor. |
Salamanca| Province of west-central Spain in Castilla-León autonomous community; area 12,336 sq km/4,763 sq mi; population (1995 est) 365,300. Bordered on the west by Portugal, it is in general a tableland. Products include cereals, olive oil, hemp, and wine, and there are some mineral deposits. The capital is Salamanca. |
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Alchymist, Der
Alemán, Mateo
Bach, Jan
Béjar
Cano, Melchior
Castilla-León
Castillejo, Cristóbal de
Cattaraugus County
Ciudad Rodrigo
Encina, Juan del
| Esquivel Barahona, Juan de
León, Luis de
Luis de León, Fray
Mayrhofer, Johann
Navarro, Juan
Nebrija, Elio Antonio Martínez de Cala de
Ramis de Pareja, Bartolome
Ramos de Pareja, Bartolemé
Salamanca, Battle of
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| Don Quixote asked Pedro to tell him who the dead man was and who the shepherdess, to which Pedro replied that all he knew was that the dead man was a wealthy gentleman belonging to a village in those mountains, who had been a student at Salamanca for many years, at the end of which he returned to his village with the reputation of being very learned and deeply read. He did not wish to deprive them of the pleasure of giving him a surprise, so he pretended not to see de Beausset and called Fabvier to him, listening silently and with a stern frown to what Fabvier told him of the heroism and devotion of his troops fighting at Salamanca, at the other end of Europe, with but one thought- to be worthy of their Emperor- and but one fear- to fail to please him. Vittoria, Salamanca, Toulouse, Waterloo, Moodkee, Ferozshah, an' Sobraon - that was fought close next door here, against the very beggars he wants us to join. |
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