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Battle of Salamanca...
40 58N 5 40W A city in central Spain, in Salamanca province. During the Peninsular War the battle of Salamanca was fought here on 22 July, 1812, in which Wellington secured a decisive victory over the French. An intellectual centre of Renaissance Europe, Salamanca remains an important cultural centre with a university (founded 1218). Its notable buildings include two cathedrals and it has a fine Roman bridge. Population (1995 est): 167 316.
The Macmillan Encyclopedia, © Market House Books Ltd 2003
40 58N 5 40W A city in central Spain, in Salamanca province. During the Peninsular War the battle of Salamanca was fought here on 22 July, 1812, in which Wellington secured a decisive victory over the French. An intellectual centre of Renaissance Europe, Salamanca remains an important cultural centre with a university (founded 1218). Its notable buildings include two cathedrals and it has a fine Roman bridge. Population (1995 est): 167 316.
The Macmillan Encyclopedia, © Market House Books Ltd 2003
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