What does" Alcala "stand for?

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What does" Alcala "stand for?

Answer 1

Alcala comes from the arabic word Al-Kalat meaning 'the castle'

Origins of Alcala. The Romans built the first permanent settlement, named Complutum. The Moors, centuries later, rebuilt the city and called it Al-Kalat (hence the present Spanish name). The Christian King Alfonso VI recaptured it in 1118, and later (1389) the main bridge was built over the River Henares. The great Archbishop-Cardinal Ximenes de Cisneros founded the great University in 1508, as the city was reaching its zenith. 10,000 students studied at the university, and the famous Polyglot Bible was edited here and published in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and Chaldaean. The city lost the university in 1837 when it was moved to Madrid. There is talk of returning some of the departments of Madrid University to Alcala.