# University of Évora

Evora, Portugal

Portugal's second-oldest university, founded in 1559 by Cardinal Henrique as a Jesuit college. Its Mannerist halls, Renaissance cloister and tiled galleries closed after the Jesuits were expelled in 1759, and reopened only in 1973.

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Coordinates: 38.5731, -7.9044

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