{"id":22255,"date":"2010-09-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clubvillamar.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/alcala-de-henares-2\/"},"modified":"2010-09-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T00:00:00","slug":"alcala-de-henares-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clubvillamar.com\/blog\/spain\/alcala-de-henares-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcal\u00e1 de Henares"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Alcal\u00e1 de Henares is located a few miles north of Madrid.<\/strong> It is a city of great importance in the history of Spain. Alcal\u00e1 is the place where Miguel de Cervantes was born. Furthermore, it is under the protection of UNESCO. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Its existence is closely related to its university, <\/strong>which was founded in 1499 by Cardinal Cisneros. This city has interesting memories of the past.Today Alcal\u00e1 de Henares has about 170,000 citizens. It is a remarkable city about twenty miles from Madrid and well connected with Zaragoza by highway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>History of the city<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This is the old\u00a0Complutum\u00a0Roman fortified town. <\/strong>However, it was conquered by the Arabs later. Many civilizations dominated over the town and they left important traces in the history of the city. On the other hand, numerous conquerors made this city worthy as a\u00a0\u00a0 tourist reserve. They contributed to its rich archaeological and historical heritage.<\/p>\n<p>In the late fifteenth century, Cardinal Cisneros established the Universidad Complutense. This university is the\u00a0first planned University City in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The powerful Cardinal Cisneros was a regent of the Catholic Kings. He was also the driving force in Alcal\u00e1 and he made the\u00a0Polyglot Bible\u00a0and the first Gram\u00e1tica Castellana.<br \/>\nAfter a brilliant period, Alcal\u00e1 was in crisis and in the nineteenth century, it moved its famous university to Madrid.<\/p>\n<p>It was also the home and host city of many important people in the culture of Spain like Francisco de Quevedo, Lope de Vega, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>City Attractions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some of these monuments are: the\u00a0Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Hospital de Antezana, Cervantes Museum-house, the remains of Santa Maria Maggiore and Magistrate Chapel, home of the interview, walls, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In recent years there has been more restoration of some old houses.<\/strong> On the other hand some buildings of deep historical flavor have been restored as well.\u00a0 With all this, simply walk through the streets of the old city of Alcal\u00e1 and you will enjoy the ancient spirit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0quality of the buildings of the Golden Age<\/strong>, the great university and being the birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes\u00a0enabled UNESCO to declare Alcala as a World Heritage City in 1998. 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