0"T' LAERT> "! - USP

THE MIDDLE AGES.
faculty. But this educational establishment existed only
for a short time. The university of Salamanca which was
founded in 1243 by FERDINAND III. was developed, as it
appears, out of a cathedral-school. There all branches
were represented with the exception of theology which
was not added until the 14th century. Two teachers, as
was the case also in other academies of that period, gave
instruction in medicine. Salamanca acquired a reputation
which spread far beyond the boundaries of Spain and was
declared by Pope MARTIN V to be one of the four chief
academies of Christendom, the others being Bologna,
Naples and Paris.*
The other universities of the Iberian peninsula were of
less importance. In Seville the study of the Oriental i
tongues, especially of Arabic, was chiefly pursued; the
academy there served for the training of missionaries and
was first provided with the other faculties in the beginning
of the 16th century. The university of Lisbon was founded
in 1288 but was removed to Coimbra in 1308. This fate
befel it several times for it came back to Lisbon in 1338,
was transferred to Coimbra again in 1354, then to Lisbon
once more in 1377, to return to Coimbra in 1537. It almost
gives one the impression that the two towns had agreed
between them that the seat of the university should change
from one to the other about every 20 years. All branches
of knowledge were taught there ; yet in 1400 there was only
one professorial chair for medicine.
In addition to those above mentioned Spain possessed
universities in the following places: about the year 1260
there was one in Valladolid, in 1300 one at Lerida, in 1254
at Huesca, in 1411 at Valencia, in 1446 at" Gerona (?), in
1450 at Barcelona, in 1474 at Saragossa, about 1480 at
Siguenza, in 1482 at Avila, in 1483 at Palma, in 1499 at
Alcala. The faculty of medicine was not represented at
some of them. The Spanish universities appeared as much
* V. DE LA FUENTE: Historia de las universidades en Espaiia, Madrid 1884-
85, 2 Vols.