The main façade of the University of Cervera
University of Cervera, natural drawing by F. X. Parcerisa; lithography by S. Ysla. Engraving at: P. Piferrer, Recuerdos y bellezas de España, Barcelona, 1839.
In 1714, King Philip V ordered courses in Philosophy, Canon Law and Law taught in Barcelona to be transferred to Cervera. Three years later, in 1717, the University of Cervera began to operate as a university centre, successor to the six Catalan universities which Philip V had suppressed.
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