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First founded in 1290 in Lisbon, the university moved to Coimbra in early 16th century, and was the only university in the Portuguese-speaking world until 1911. The university was founded by king Dinis, whose mortal remains were dug up (for research) recently, and, as is customary these days, a recreation of his facial features wasContinue reading “University of Coimbra, Portugal”