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University of Coimbra
They seem like things from different millennia, but when Aztecs consolidated power in Mesoamérica, the University of Coimbra had existed for over a century ago.
A University of Coimbra It is the oldest university in Portugal, the fourth oldest of the Iberian Peninsula (only behind Salamanca, Valladolid and Murcia) and one of older and more prestigious in the world.
Founded March 1 1290the Coimbra Academy, with regard to the antiquity of European universities, is only behind universities such as Bologna (1088), Oxford (1096), Paris (1170), Cambridge (1209).
“This” of studying at the university seems a very modern thing. Even today. As the Portuguese Minister of Education considers, Fernando Alexandrethis is.
But one thing that seems contemporary can be older than another that looks like the other that looks like two millennia: the Aztec Empire.
The Aztec Empire was a civilization that emerged in Mesoamérica – where today is Mexico – between the 12th and 16th centuries, with the city of Tenochtitlán as its center. However, Aztecs only officially founded their capital, Tenochtitlán, in 1325 AD.
From there and until they are won by the Spanish in 1521These people grew up, built a rich and organized empire, influenced the whole region, and established itself as one of the most important pre-Columbian empires of Mesoamérica.
About that, Doctors already walked by the University of Coimbra.
