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4 unusual facts about University of Alcalá


Daniel Kish

In a 2009 study at the University of Alcalá in Madrid, ten sighted subjects were taught basic navigation skills within a few days.

Francisco Moreno Fernández

Moreno Fernández holds a PhD in Hispanic Linguistics and is Professor of Spanish Language in the University of Alcalá (Spain).

Juan de Valdés

Juan, who probably studied at the University of Alcalá, first appears as the anonymous author of a politico-religious Diálogo de Mercurio y Carón, written and published about 1528.

Pedro de Lerma

In 1506 he was appointed canon in Burgos, then in 1508 became the first chancellor of the University of Alcalá.


Francisco Arias

He studied in Alcalá and was later professor of scholastic theology at Córdoba, and professor of moral theology at Trigueros.

Meco, Spain

It is 8 km to the north of the metropolitan area of Alcalá de Henares and 4 km from the University of Alcalá.


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