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Name:University and Historic Precinct of Alcalá de Henares
Area:Southern Europe
Country:Spain
Registered Year:1998
Type:Cultural Heritage
Criteria:(i)(ii)(iii)
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Brief Description:
Founded by Cardinal Jim?nez de Cisneros in the early 16th century, Alcal? 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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