Alcala de henares
a city in central Spain, a historic academic center on the Henares River, NE of Madrid.
Historical Examples
He had scarcely recovered, and the queen was still in a state of convalescence, when the king sent him to alcala de henares.
The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. Juan Antonio Llorente
Next, she learned that he had entered the famous University of alcala de henares.
Barbara Blomberg, Complete Georg Ebers
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