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COIMBRA , the capital of an administrative district
appearance ; though in reality its houses have individually but little pretension, and its streets are, almost without exception, narrow and mean. It derives its present importance from being the seat of the only university in the kingdoman institution which was originally established at Lisbon in 1291, was transferred to Coimbra in 1306, was again removed to Lisbon, and was finally fixed at Coimbra in 1527. There are five facultiestheology, law, medicine, mathematics and philosophywith more than 1300 students. The library contains about 150,000 volumes, and the museums and laboratories are on an extensive scale. In connexion with the medical faculty there are regular hospitals; the mathematical faculty maintains an observatory
promenade
seminary .The city is the seat of a bishop, suffragan to the archbishop of Braga; its new cathedral, founded in 158o, is of little interest
Salvador , founded in 1169. On the north bank of the Mondego stand the ruins of the once splendid monastery of Santa Clara, established in 1286; and on the south
A Latin inscription of the 4th century identifies Coimbra with the ancient Aeminium; while Condeixa (3623), 8 in. S.S.W., represents the ancient Conimbriga or Conembrica.. In the 9th century, however, when the bishopric of Conimbriga was re-moved hither, its old title was transferred to the new see, and hence arose the modern name Coimbra. The city was for a long time a Moorish stronghold, but in 1064 it was captured by Ferdinand I. of Castile and the Cid. Until 126o it was the capital of the country, and no fewer than six kingsSancho I. and II., Alphonso II. and III., Pedro and Ferdinandwere born within its walls. It was also the birthplace of the poet Francisco Si de Miranda (1495-1558), and, according to one tradition, of the more famous Luiz de Camoens (1524-1580), who was a studentat the university between 1537 and 1542. In 1755 Coimbra suffered considerably from the earthquake. In 1810 it was sacked by the French under Marshal Massena. In 1834 Dom Miguel made the city his headquarters; and in 1846 it was the scene of a Miguelist insurrection.The administrative district
south
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