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new and old cathedrals at Salamanca The new cathedral (completed in the 18th century) and the Romanesque old cathedral (begun c. 1140) at Salamanca, Spain.

Salamanca

Spain
Also known as: Salmantica
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Salamanca, city, capital of Salamanca provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-León, western Spain. The city lies at an elevation of 2,552 feet (778 metres) above sea level on the north bank of the Tormes River. It is one of Spain’s greatest historical and artistic cities. As an important Iberian settlement, it was ravaged by the Carthaginian general Hannibal in 217 bce. A Roman town grew up there because Salamanca (Salmantica) and...

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