Colegio de Fonseca

college, Salamanca, Spain

Also known as: Colegio de los Irlandeses

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The Colegio de Fonseca is a historic residential college located in Salamanca, Spain. It was built between 1527 and 1578 and is also known as the Colegio de los Irlandeses. This name comes from its later use as a seminary for Irish students after the Peninsular War, a role it held until World War II. The college is one of the few remaining old residential colleges in Salamanca and is situated near the city's main university buildings.1

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…remaining old residential college, the Colegio de Fonseca (1527–78), generally known as the Colegio de los Irlandeses because it was ceded after the Peninsular War (1808–14) to the Irish as a seminary and was so used until World War II. The faculty of law adjoins the university, and the faculty…
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…remaining old residential college, the Colegio de Fonseca (1527–78), generally known as the Colegio de los Irlandeses because it was ceded after the Peninsular War (1808–14) to the Irish as a seminary and was so used until World War II. The faculty of law adjoins the university, and the faculty…
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