Universidad Complutense de Madrid
The Universidad Complutense is an important Spanish university, located in Madrid.Its origins lie in the middle ages, when King Sancho IV of Castile created the Study of General Schools of Alcalá on May 20, 1293. In 1499 Cardinal Cisneros founded the Universitas Complutensis; Complutum being the Latin name of Alcalá de Henares;, where it was located.
In 1836 the university was moved to Madrid, with the name of Universidad Central de Madrid. In 1970 the university returned to its original name. When, later, the people of Alcalá succeded in reestablishing a university in the old buildings, they had to name it Universidad de Alcalá de Henares.
The Universidad Complutense is the largest university in Spain having, at the end of 2003, more than 98,000 students, with nearly 9,500 workers, of which nearly 6000 are involved in teaching duties.
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