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- During the 17th century, Salamanca followed the rest of the surrounding Castilla into decline, which due to a series of wars, epidemics and economic crises would last well into the 19th century. The War of Spanish Succession following the death of the heirless king Carlos II overtook and divided the country for its 13-year duration.
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Salamanca is an ancient university town situated in the west of Spain in the Autonomous Community of Castilla and León. The Carthaginians first conquered the city in the 3rd century B.C. It then became a Roman settlement before being ruled by the Moors until the 11th century.
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The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Salamanca, Spain . Prior to 20th century. 222 BCE – Forces of Carthaginian Hannibal take Salamanca from the Vettones. [1] 89 CE – Roman bridge of Salamanca rebuilt (approximate date). [2] 500-589 CE – Roman Catholic Diocese of Salamanca established. [3] 712 – Muslims in power. [2]
The origins of the city date back to about 2700 years ago, during the first Iron Age, when the first settlers of the city settled on the San Vicente hill, on the banks of the Tormes. Since then, the metropolis has witnessed the passage of various peoples: Vaccaei, Vettones, Romans, Visigoths and Muslims.
A Roman town grew up there because Salamanca (Salmantica) and its bridge were on the “Silver Road” from Astorga to Sevilla. It became a bishopric in the 7th century, though during the Moorish occupation the bishop lived in Oviedo. From the 8th to the 11th century, the city was in the area of warfare between Christians and Moors.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Salamanca History: 17th-19th Centuries. During the 17th century, Salamanca followed the rest of the surrounding Castilla into decline, which due to a series of wars, epidemics and economic crises would last well into the 19th century.
The School of Salamanca (Spanish: Escuela de Salamanca) is an intellectual movement of 16th-century and 17th-century Iberian Scholastic theologians rooted in the intellectual and pedagogical work of Francisco de Vitoria.
The city of Salamanca, or “Helmantika”, was founded in the 4th century BC by the Celts and Romanized short after. It constituted an important link of communications of the Ruta de la Plata, the Roman “Road of the Silver” which crossed the Peninsula from North to South.