Later on, in 1927, the construction of the university area in Moncloa, appropriated for this purpose by the King Alfonso XIII, was innitiated. During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), as the University Area was on the forefront of the battle, many of the buildings of several faculties and institutes, as well as its scientific, artistic and bibliographic heritage were destroyed.
Sin embargo, su verdadero origen se remonta al 20 de mayo de 1293, fecha en que el Rey Sancho IV de Castilla crea el Estudio de Escuelas Generales de Alcalá, que daría lugar dos siglos después a la Universidad Complutense de Cisneros.Common crawl Common crawl