page_title: University of Zaragoza
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: University of Zaragoza / History
caption_attribution_description: Español: Paraninfo de la Universidad de Zaragoza. Antigua Facultad de Medicina de Zaragoza. Situado en la plaza Basilio Paraíso.
context_page_description: The University of Zaragoza, sometimes referred to as Saragossa University is a public university with teaching campuses and research centres spread over the three provinces of Aragon, Spain. Founded in 1542, it is one of the oldest universities in Spain, with a history dating back to the Roman period. Prime Ministers Pascual Madoz, Manuel Azaña, Salustiano de Olózaga and Eusebio Bardají, the father of modern neuroscience Santiago Ramón y Cajal, the catholic saint Josemaría Escrivá and the Cuban national hero Jose Marti studied at this University.
caption: The building of the Ancient Faculty of Medicine and Sciences in Zaragoza, now called Paraninfo.
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