Older Than deck / Places, institutions and traditions
University of Coimbra
Founded (in Lisbon)
1290
It began in Lisbon and settled for good in Coimbra centuries later.
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“1290”University of Coimbra: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server could not read it (403); not found by Codex
“1290”Le Monde: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; server read the page (200) and did not find the quote
“1290”University of Coimbra: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; quote re-found by the server check
“1290”Store norske leksikon: source, retrieved 2026-10-21; quote re-found by the server check
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