The origin of the city of Salamanca is located between the fourth and third centuries BC occupying the current Teso Teso Saint Vincent and the Cathedrals. The residents were at that time the vetones whose main activity was farming and VACE instead focused more on agriculture. The city of Salamanca in their origins could be a meeting point between the two peoples so that they could exchange their products, undergoing an alternative domain settlement of both peoples.
These people worship the God "Helman" and they are to blame for this name: Hermant Helmántico ... .... Salamantica Salmantica ... .. .... Salamantica and thus reached its present name SALAMANCA.
More VACE presence that had the vetones, which printed a strong personality in the area of \u200b\u200bthe provinces of Avila, Toledo and Salamanca. Salamanca becomes important because of the ease of defending their citadel, perched on its hills, and is also a crossroads for being in a ford over the River Tormes, which allows the passage of an important means of communication, which later would be called Via de la Plata.
In the third century BC, Hannibal, in its advance by Iberia, siege and the ancient city of Helmántico (Salamanca). Legend has it that the square of Salamanca surrendered without resistance and left the city, but the women wore under their dresses weapons of men, then laid siege to the Carthaginians in the city.
Plutarch says: "Anibal besieged and its inhabitants, to avoid further injury, he underwent offering three hundred talents of silver and many other hostages, raising the site, Helmantiqueses in breach of their promises and protected by their women who had hidden weapons and managed to defeat the troops of Hannibal. "
After the Punic Wars and the fall of Carthage to Rome, the Romans occupied Salamanca and the city begins to take on some importance.
soon becomes a core commercial area due to its privileged position as ford, which in turn makes way for one of the most important Roman roads Hispania, the Via de la Plata. For this road is built Roman bridge (first century) that still remains standing today the northern half (the other half had to be rebuilt in the seventeenth century after St. Polycarp Riada).
PS: the "pen" has been performed in ratitos off a guard, a EDDING 1200, hence its strength in the lines ...
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