Salamanca

SALAMANCA

Salamanca is a city in northwestern Spain, the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the community of “Castilla y León” declared a UNESCO world heritage site in 1988. With a metropolitan population of 228,881 in 2012 according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Salamanca is the second most populated urban area in Castile and León, after Valladolid (414,000), and ahead of León(187,000) and Burgos (176,000).
It is one the most important university city in Spain and supplies 16% of Spain's market for the teaching of the Spanish Language.Salamanca attracts thousands of international students, generating a diverse environment.
It is situated approximately 200 kilometres (124 miles) west of the Spanish capital Madrid and 80 km (50 mi) east of the Portuguese border. The University of Salamanca, which was founded in 1218 by Alfonso IX de Leon and was the first in Europe who held the title of University by the edict of 1253 of Alfonso X el Sabio, is the oldest university in Spain and the fourth oldest western university, but the first to be given its status by the Pope Alexander IV who gave universal validity to its degrees. With its 30,000 students, the university is, together with tourism, a primary source of income in Salamanca.


Questions

1.- What is the current population of Salamanca?
a) 152.000
b) 143.088
c) 92.538
d) 198.342

2.- What river passes through Salamanca?
a) Ebro
b) Guadalquivir
c) Tormes
d) Tajo

3.- Who created the University of Salamanca?
a) Reyes Católicos
b) Alejandro IV
c) Alfonso IX de Leon
d) Alfonso X el Sabio


Realizado por: Sara Pérez Valdivia y José Vicente Palomino García.