Alcala, University of
Alcala, University of
Madrid, Spain, established at Alcala de Henares as the College of San Ildefonso, 1508 , by the Franciscan , Francisco Ximenes de Cisneros, prime minister of Spain. As early, as 1499 this project had received the approbation of Pope Alexander VI . The studies included theology, canon law , logic, philosophy, medicine, Hebrew, Greek, rhetoric, and grammar. In 1836 it was removed to Madrid where it now forms a part of the University of Madrid. In 1817 the University of Alcala published a polyglot Bible called Complutensian from the ancient name of the town.