\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li195\ri105 \f1 \b SALAMANCA, PLAZA DE L'UNIVERSIDAD\par
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\b0 During the Renaissance Salamanca was the university city \i par excellen
ce\i0 . It was also one of the cradles of the \b \cf4 \ATXht178 Plateresque\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 style, of which the purest and most significant example is the facade of the university, an out-and-out retable covered with delicate sculptures that are skillfu
lly composed and carved into the stone.\par
In the Plaza de l'Universidad stands a statue of Brother Luis de Le≤n. Persecuted and imprisoned by the Inquisition, it is told that on resuming his lectures he pronounced the famous phrase: "Yesterday we were
